Welsh Statutory Instruments
Social Care, Wales
Made
7 March 2024
Laid before Senedd Cymru
11 March 2024
Coming into force
8 April 2024
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50, 52, 53(3), 61 and 196(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014(1).
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 April 2024.
2. The Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) Regulations 2015(2) are amended as follows—
(a)in regulation 13 (minimum income amount where a person is provided with accommodation in a care home), for “£39.50” substitute “£43.90”;
(b)in regulation 28 (minimum income amount where a person is provided with accommodation in a care home), for “£39.50” substitute “£43.90”.
Julie Morgan
Deputy Minister for Social Services, under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
7 March 2024
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the Charging Regulations”).
The Charging Regulations set out the requirements which local authorities must follow when making a determination of the amount of the charges which apply in relation to care and support which they are providing or arranging in the course of carrying out their functions under Part 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The Charging Regulations also contain parallel provisions setting out requirements which apply when a local authority makes direct payments to meet a person’s need for care and support.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 13 of the Charging Regulations (minimum income amount where a person is provided with accommodation in a care home) to increase the net weekly income amount from £39.50 to £43.90. Regulation 28 is also amended to make corresponding change for a recipient of direct payments.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales.
2014 anaw 4. See section 197(1) for the definitions of “regulations” and “specified”.
S.I. 2015/1843 (W. 271), amended by S.I. 2023/67 (W. 12); there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.