Update following Autumn Statement 2022 on the implementation of a lifetime cap on care costs
Adult Social Care Charging reforms - Care Cap delay until 2025 announced.
The cap on the amount anyone in England spend on their personal care over their lifetime was due to be implemented from October 2023.
Jeremy Hunt (Chancellor of the Exchequer) on 17 November 2022 in the Autumn Statement, announced a two-year delay to the adult social care charging reforms, including the £86,000 cap on care costs, which has now delayed the implementation until October 2025.
If you require information with regard to paying for care, please visit paying for your care [https://engage.dhsc.gov.uk/social-care-reform/paying-for-your-care/].