Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on retrospectively meeting eligible care home costs where a resident's capital has fallen below the upper capital limit but delays in completing assessments or arranging funding have resulted in further charges being incurred.

The issues raised by the Hon Member are all under consideration by Baroness Casey’s commission, as she develops her proposals for a National Care Service. The Government has brought Baroness Casey’s final report forward to summer next year, and we will set out next steps once that report is received.