Sutton Council is consulting on the changes to adult social services brought about by the Care Act 2014.
The new Care Act made changes and introduced some options to the way in which people can be financially assessed and supported to pay for the adult social care and support they receive.
The new law enables councils to be more generous when setting eligibility criteria for providing adult social care. It also provides discretion over some parts of the charging rules and introduces services for carers and self funders.
All new legislation comes with regulations and statutory guidance which clarifies what councils must do, or can choose to do, to apply the new law. As all the changes in the law could result in additional costs to the council, it must decide whether it should recover some or all of these costs, and if so, how.
In relation to the Care Act, the Council will refer to all the regulations and guidance provided by the government regarding charging and financial assessment.
Details
Key Dates
The consultation runs from 30 Nov 2015 to 21 Feb 2016
For further details CONSULT
The new Care Act made changes and introduced some options to the way in which people can be financially assessed and supported to pay for the adult social care and support they receive.
The new law enables councils to be more generous when setting eligibility criteria for providing adult social care. It also provides discretion over some parts of the charging rules and introduces services for carers and self funders.
All new legislation comes with regulations and statutory guidance which clarifies what councils must do, or can choose to do, to apply the new law. As all the changes in the law could result in additional costs to the council, it must decide whether it should recover some or all of these costs, and if so, how.
In relation to the Care Act, the Council will refer to all the regulations and guidance provided by the government regarding charging and financial assessment.
Details
Key Dates
The consultation runs from 30 Nov 2015 to 21 Feb 2016
For further details CONSULT