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wwr
                              

senior adviser, Wirral Welfare Rights Unit
Member since
07th Oct 2005

residential care capital limits
Thu 14-Feb-08 09:56 AM

Has anyone had word as to the likely capital limits for residential care funding under the National Assistance Act 1948, for 2008-9?

Department of Health don't usually get round to publishing the relevant SI until March but I was wondering if anyone had an advance indication.

Richard Atkinson

  

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RE: residential care capital limits, Ian Collins, 14th Feb 2008, #1
RE: residential care capital limits, wwr, 14th Feb 2008, #2
      RE: residential care capital limits, shawn, 14th Feb 2008, #3
           RE: residential care capital limits, Ian Collins, 28th Feb 2008, #4

Ian Collins
                              

Welfare Benefits Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge
Member since
23rd Nov 2006

RE: residential care capital limits
Thu 14-Feb-08 11:28 AM

The Department of Health has announced the planned figures for next year. They are subject to the agreement of Ministers.

Lower capital limit - £13,250

Upper capital limit - £22,000

Personal expenses allowance £21.15 per week

Savings disregard single - £5.45

Savings disregard couple - £8.15

Ian

  

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wwr
                              

senior adviser, Wirral Welfare Rights Unit
Member since
07th Oct 2005

RE: residential care capital limits
Thu 14-Feb-08 12:48 PM

Many thanks.

Richard Atkinson

  

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shawn
                              

editorial director, rightsnet
Member since
28th Jul 2005

RE: residential care capital limits
Thu 14-Feb-08 01:02 PM

figures already out for scotland .. as above except for upper capital limit of £21.5k

.. see rightsnet news story of 25 january 2008

  

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Ian Collins
                              

Welfare Benefits Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge
Member since
23rd Nov 2006

RE: residential care capital limits
Thu 28-Feb-08 02:57 PM

Sorry

Just been told that there has been a mistake on the capital limits.

The new figures are - lower - £13,500
higher - £22,250

I think these are still waiting for Ministerial confirmation.

I don't know if they affect Scotland.

Ian

  

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