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Caring for our future: progress report on funding reform
— presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health | | Corporate Author | Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | TSO, London, July 2012 |
| Pages | 40 pp (Cm 8381) |
| Source | TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN. Download: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/files/2012/07/2900021-... |
| Keywords | Services ; Social Services Departments ; Finance [care] ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | This is one of two documents published concurrently with the Coalition Government's White Paper, 'Caring for our future: reforming care and support' (Cm 8378). It follows up recommendations in the report 'Fairer care funding' made by the Commission on Funding of Care and Support, chaired by Andrew Dilnot (July 2011). This progress report considers the need for funding reform, and the Commission's case for change. It presents stakeholders' views from consultations (15 September to 2 December 2011), which support the idea of a capped cost scheme and universal deferred payments, also the importance of ensuring an adequately funded system. It examines the Commission's recommendations and how the Government is responding,namely: agreeing to a capped cost scheme and extended means test; additional resources for care and support; and. universal deferred payments for residential care. It concludes that while committing to a national minimum eligibility threshold from April 2015, the Government is unable to introduce the new system in the current economic climate. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-120719002 E |
| Classmark | I: PF: QC: TM2: 6OA |
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