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The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/1028 · Made 15 September 2026

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SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

Made 15th September 2026

Laid before Parliament 16th September 2026

Coming into force 30th October 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(7), 17(11), 17(12) and 125(7) of the Care Act 2014f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2014 c. 23.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 30th October 2026.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Amendment of the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014

(1)

The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1 (Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income), after paragraph 44 insert—

“44A.

Any payment made under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme established by the Irish Government under section 5 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 (Ireland)f2.”.

(3)

In Schedule 2 (Capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 43f3 insert—

“44.

Any payment made under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme established by the Irish Government under section 5 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 (Ireland).”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Alison McGovern

Minister of State

Department of Health and Social Care

15th September 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”).

Schedules 1 and 2 to the 2014 Regulations list categories of income and capital respectively that must be disregarded by local authorities when calculating someone’s income and capital for charging purposes. Regulation 2 inserts a new paragraph 44A into Schedule 1 and a new paragraph 44 into Schedule 2.

Regulations 2(2) and 2(3) provide that any payment made under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme established by the Irish Government under section 5 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 (Ireland) shall be disregarded by local authorities when calculating someone’s income and capital respectively for charging purposes.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.