United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 80712
Care Homes: Allowances
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10 October 2025
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20 October 2025 · Answer
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20 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the personal expenses allowance for residents in care homes to meet the cost of (a) transport, (b) health-related services and (c) s
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the personal expenses allowance for residents in care homes to meet the cost of (a) transport, (b) health-related services and (c) s
Source: Commons
20 October 2025
Answer
The rates of the personal expenses allowance (PEA) are reviewed annually, and local authorities also have the discretion to set higher rates for the PEA if they so choose.To allow people receiving means-tested support to keep more of their own income, the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/80712
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1839342
- uk · wq-1839342 · source updated 20 October 2025