To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the changes in charging of care to working-age disabled adults in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Central and (b) Newcastle City Council in each of the last five years.
Answered on
25 November 2021
No specific assessment has been made. Local authorities have discretion to implement charging policies to best meet the needs of the local populations they serve, whilst adhering to the existing legislative framework and statutory guidance.
Answered by
Department of Health and Social Care