Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equity of social care fees passed onto relatives when a loved one has passed away.
This information is not collected centrally and so no assessment has been made.
If any debt is incurred when paying for care, we expect the local authority to follow the principles set out in the relevant guidance; that they should act reasonably; and that any arrangements for debt repayments are agreed between the relevant parties.