The Care and Support (Charging) and (Financial Assessment) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Citation | SI 2019/234 (W53) |
2019 No. 234 (W. 53)
Social Care, Wales
The Care and Support (Charging) and (Financial Assessment) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Made 12th February 2019
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 13th February 2019
Coming into force 8th April 2019
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50, 52, 53(3), 61, 64(1), 64(2)(b), 66, 69 and 196(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20141, make the following Regulations:
Title, commencement and application
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Care and Support (Charging) and (Financial Assessment) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 April 2019.
Amendment of the Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) Regulations 2015
2. The Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) Regulations 20152are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 7 (maximum weekly charge for non-residential care and support), in paragraph (1), for “£80” substitute “£90”;
(b) in regulation 11 (relevant capital limit), in paragraph 2(a), for “£40,000” substitute “£50,000”;
(c) in regulation 13 (minimum income amount where a person is provided with accommodation in a care home) for “£28.50” substitute “£29.50”;
(d) in regulation 22 (maximum weekly contribution or reimbursement for non-residential care and support), in paragraph (1), for “£80” substitute “£90”; and
(e) in regulation 28 (minimum income amount where a person is provided with accommodation in a care home) for “£28.50” substitute “£29.50”.
Amendment of the Care and Support (Financial Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2015
3. In Schedule 2 (capital to be disregarded) to the Care and Support (Financial Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 20153, after paragraph 34 insert—
“35. Any payment which would be disregarded under paragraph 73 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations4(payments relating to disability caused by Thalidomide).”
Julie Morgan
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, under the authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
12 February 2019
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) Regulations 2015...
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