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Care account statement

Definition

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Adult social care charging reform: minimum viable product (MVP) software requirements specification

Department of Health and Social Care

A statement provided by the local authority to the person drawing on care every 12 months to inform a person of their progress in accruing towards the care cap. It will also include the following information: - the current level of the cap; - the total cost of meeting the person's eligible needs; - their rate of progress towards the cap; - any daily living costs; - adjustments to their accrued costs (since the last statement); - an indicative date of when the person is expected to reach the cap (when the statement is issued within 18 months of the person reaching the cap)

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