Social Services Charging Policy

Social Services Charging Policy

The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 [SSWBA] and the related Codes of Practice, set out duties and discretions for local authorities to charge for care and support services and preventative services; in particular Parts 4 and 5 of the SSWBA and the related regulations.  Some of these requirements have been inherited from previous legislation and while it no longer applies in Wales; precedents exist for some discretionary charges. For details on the relevant legislation please refer to Appendix 1. The SSWBA provides a framework for charging for both residential and non-residential care and support services. This charging policy will, allow for a consistent approach to charging for services that will remove variation in the way that people are charged.