The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015

Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15)

64.—(1) Section 55 (power for local authorities to take charges on land instead of contributions) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) A local authority in England may not enter into, or be required by directions under subsection (2) to enter into, a deferred payment agreement on or after the day on which section 1 of the Care Act 2014 came into force.”

(3) For subsection (7) substitute—

“(7) Any reference in this section to relevant contributions is—

(a) in relation to a local authority in Wales, a reference to so much of the payments which the resident is liable to pay to an authority for Part 3 accommodation (including any payments which are additional payments for the purpose of section 54) as may be specified in, or determined in accordance with, regulations made for the purposes of this subsection;

(b) in relation to a local authority in England, a reference to—

(i) so much of any payments such as are mentioned in paragraph (a) as may be so specified or determined, and

(ii) any sum due to an authority by the resident under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 in respect of meeting needs for care and support by the provision of accommodation for the resident, including anything provided in connection with that accommodation.”