Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Friday, 5 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 March 2021. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Social Services: Means-tested Benefits
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing changes to the means test for adult social care to allow for the (a) effects of inflation and (b) current interest rates.
- Answer
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The means test threshold is reviewed on an annual basis. The next review is due in January 2022.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 163725
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Interest rates Inflation Means-tested benefits Social services
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- 2021-03-16 14:18:49 +0000
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