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<p>The Department published an Impact Assessment of the cap on care costs system alongside
a consultation on draft regulations and guidance in February 2015. This estimated
that the numbers of people who would receive financial support as a result of the
introduction of the cap and extensions to the means test from 2016 to 2026 would have
been as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>2024/25</p></td><td><p>2025/26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional
people supported</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td><td><p>28,000</p></td><td><p>38,000</p></td><td><p>53,000</p></td><td><p>64,000</p></td><td><p>71,000</p></td><td><p>74,000</p></td><td><p>78,000</p></td><td><p>81,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
reaching the cap</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>74,000</p></td><td><p>101,000</p></td><td><p>115,000</p></td><td><p>121,000</p></td><td><p>128,000</p></td><td><p>132,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Government remains committed to the implementation of the cap on care costs
in 2020. This will offer financial protection and peace of mind to people who need
care and support. In the meantime, means-tested financial support remains available
for those who cannot afford to pay for care to meet their eligible needs.</p><p>The
capital limits, which determine how much capital a person may hold whilst receiving
means-tested financial support towards their social care, will remain at their current
levels for the financial year 2016/17.</p><p>The Department plans to introduce the
appeals system for adult social care in April 2020, alongside of the implementation
of the cap on care costs.</p><p>Due to concerns around the potential impact, Ministers
also decided to delay the implementation of Section 18(3) of the Care Act 2014 until
2020 in line with the timetable for implementing funding reform. This will allow the
Department enough time to research the likely impact of these reforms on the market
and develop effective mitigations.</p><p>Information on the number of delayed transfers
of care is published by NHS England on a monthly basis and is available at the following
link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2015-16/"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2015-16/</a></p><p>-
see the delayed days by responsible organisation spreadsheet.</p><p>We do not have
centrally held figures regarding the numbers of people who will enter the social care
system in future, any impact that the cap on care costs might have on delayed transfers
of care, or the numbers of people who might have asked local authorities to arrange
their care under s18(3) of the Care Act 2014.</p>
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