2022 No. 243
The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(7), 17(7), (11) and (12) and 125(7) of the Care Act 20141.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
2
These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2022.
3
These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 20142
1
The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 20142 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 6 (personal expenses allowance for residents or temporary residents provided with accommodation in a care home), for “£24.90” substitute “£25.65”
.
3
In regulation 7 (minimum income guaranteed amount for other adults and carers whose needs are being met otherwise than by the provision of accommodation in a care home)—
a
in paragraph (1)(b) for “£83.65” substitute “£86.20”
;
b
in paragraph (2)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “£72.40” substitute “£74.60”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “£91.40” substitute “£94.15”
;
iii
in sub-paragraph (c) for “£189.00” substitute “£194.70”
;
c
in paragraph (3) for “£91.40” substitute “£94.15”
;
d
in paragraph (4)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “£71.80” substitute “£73.95”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “£144.30” substitute “£148.65”
;
e
in paragraph (5)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “£40.35” substitute “£41.55”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “£19.70” substitute “£20.30”
;
f
in paragraph (6)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “£28.75” substitute “£29.60”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “£14.15” substitute “£14.60”
;
g
in paragraph (7) for “£43.25” substitute “£44.55”
.
4
In paragraph 40 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income)—
a
for “£5.75” wherever it occurs substitute “£5.90”
;
b
for “£8.60” wherever it occurs substitute “£8.85”
.
5
In Schedule 2 (capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 393 insert—
40
Any redress payment made to the adult under Part 4 of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Financial Redress: Redress Payments).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(This note is not part of the Regulations)