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<p>Where individuals are not eligible for financial support from their local authority,
they make their own arrangements for care services and pay the fees. This is known
as being a ‘self-funder’. The fees are set out in a contract between the individual
and the care provider. The Government has no say in these private arrangements.</p><p>A
local authority must regularly reassess a person’s ability to meet the cost of any
charges to take account of any changes to their income and assets.</p><p>We recognise
the pressures that COVID-19 is placing on the social care system. We have already
provided £3.2 billion to local authorities and have made a £600 million Infection
Control Fund available to care homes to allow them to take additional steps to reduce
the spread.</p><p>Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to shape
their whole local markets to ensure that they are sustainable, diverse and offer high
quality care and support for people in their local area. The Care Act places a duty
on local authorities to ensure that people continue to receive the services they need
if their adult social care provider is no longer able to carry on delivering services.</p><p><strong>
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