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<p>The Government remains committed to introducing a cap on care costs and extension
of means tested support, which will be implemented from April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The
Spending Review 2015 set budgets for the next four years to 2019-20. The final year
includes funding to cover the costs of local authorities preparing to implement the
changes the following year. Decisions about the allocation of funding for these reforms
will be confirmed nearer the time.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to develop
the policy underpinning the cap on care costs in the run-up to a consultation on draft
regulations and guidance in the summer of 2018. The Department will work closely with
the sector to ensure that their views are taken into account as we plan for implementation.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition to the cap on care costs, the Dilnot commission recommended the
introduction of national eligibility criteria and universal Deferred Payment Agreements,
both of which have been implemented from April 2015.</p>
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