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Duty to meet needs

Definition in primary legislation

From:

Care Act 2014, S.18

Legislation

(1) A local authority, having made a determination under section 13(1), must meet the adult's needs for care and support which meet the eligibility criteria if--
(a) the adult is ordinarily resident in the authority's area or is present in its area but of no settled residence,
(b) the adult's accrued costs do not exceed the cap on care costs, and
(c) there is no charge under section 14 for meeting the needs or, in so far as there is, condition 1, 2 or 3 is met.

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