Financial assessments for non-residential social care: FOI release

Information requested

1. When were the current savings amount limits in relation to financial assessments for non-residential social care originally set (as in, what year)?

2. When were the current income limits in relation to financial assessments for non-residential social care originally set (as in, what year)?

Response

The answer to your question is that the 2002 Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act gave the then Scottish Executive powers to regulate home care charges in order to achieve a greater level of consistency across Scotland. At that time it was agreed that self-regulation through COSLA would be permitted if that would achieve the policy objective. COSLA therefore developed its guidance covering charging for non-residential care services that enable community care clients to remain in their own homes. The guidance was originally issued in 2002.

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