It is proposed that from October 2025, the way people pay for their care and support will change.
The key changes of the social care charging reform mean:
- no one will have to pay more than £86,000 for their personal care costs
- if you have less than £100,000 in savings and assets you may be able to access financial support from Adult Social Care to meet your eligible care costs
- we can arrange your care and support if you want us to, which can give you a choice of better value care
- people will no longer face unpredictable or unlimited care costs
These changes have not taken place yet and you do not need to take any action now.
The Government has put together some detailed information to explain the changes and what this could mean for you so please take the time to read it.
You can also read the Government policy paper on social care charging reform for more information.