AQW 9519/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health when the £23,250 capital threshold for financial support with residential and nursing home fees was last reviewed.
Asked by Nuala McAllister MLA on 22 March 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 22 March 2024
- Answer due by
- 10 April 2024
- Answered
- 9 April 202418 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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