Closed consultation

Care Act 2014: cap on care costs and appeals

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 4 February 2015
• Last updated: 27 February 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Summary

Seeks views on the draft regulations and guidance needed to introduce the cap on care costs and proposals for a new appeals system.

This consultation ran from
4 February 2015 to 11:45pm on 30 March 2015

Consultation description

These reforms are part of the Care Act 2014 and are due to come into effect in April 2016. The guidance and regulations associated with the act set out how the act will work in practice.

Find out more and have your say online

This consultation is building on the evidence we gathered as part of our 2013 consultation Caring for our future: implementing funding reform.

Documents

Care Act 2014: Consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support

PDF, 663 KB, 123 pages

Care Act 2014: Consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support (easy read)

PDF, 3.88 MB, 47 pages

Care Act 2014: Consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support (answer booklet)

PDF, 560 KB, 14 pages

The Care and Support (Cap on Care Costs, etc.) Draft Regulations 2015

PDF, 273 KB, 6 pages

Social care funding reform impact assessment No: 9531

PDF, 2.46 MB, 86 pages

Published 4 February 2015
Last updated 27 February 2015 + show all updates

1. 27 February 2015

   Updated to include easy read version of the consultation document and an answer booklet.

2. 4 February 2015

   First published.