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Care Homes: Allowances

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 December 2024UIN 17888

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure the weekly personal expense allowance for those living in care homes is increased by the rate of inflation each financial year.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The social care allowance rates, which include the Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA), are reviewed each year. The PEA rates have been uprated in line with inflation every year since 2022, and the rates for the 2025/26 financial year will be published in early 2025.

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