Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the provision of social care is based on the needs of the individual.

Government policy and the law in the form of the Care Act 2014 should ensure that the provision of social care is based on the needs of the individual.

The Care Act 2014 puts people’s wellbeing at the heart of care and support. In practice, the guidance requires that local authorities should ensure that where they arrange services, the assessed needs of a person with eligible care and support needs is translated into effective, appropriate, commissioned services that are adequately resourced.

People who are eligible for social care from their local authority can receive a personal budget to pay for the care and support services they choose for their needs; providing them with a personalised package that addresses their bespoke needs.