AQW 9519/22-27

Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast

Tabled Date: 22/03/2024
Answered On Date: 09/04/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health when the £23,250 capital threshold for financial support with residential and nursing home fees was last reviewed.

Answer:

The capital threshold is reviewed annually with the last assessment completed in February 2024.

Given the ongoing significant financial challenges facing the HSC in Northern Ireland and in light of the wider considerations on the Reform of Adult Social Care, I have kept capital limits at their existing level for the 2024/25 financial year.

The Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG) circular advising of the current capital limits was issued on 21 March 2024 and has been published on the Departmental Website at the following page:- https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/guidance-charging-residential-accommodation