Vignette-based study of the impact of new social care regulations
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A vignette-based study of the impact of new adult social care eligibility regulations
IRAS ID
144986
Contact name
Jose-Luis Fernandez
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
London School of Economics
Research summary
The Care Bill will introduce a national minimum eligibility criteria for adult care and support. All local authorities in
England will have to meet this threshold drafted
to broadly be equivalent to the FACS banding of ‘substantial’ from
April 2015. The national eligibility criteria will replace the current system set out in Prioritising Need in the Context of
Putting People First (2010), and previously in Fair Access to Care Services (FACS).
This study aims to test how the draft regulations work in practice, and to help researchers and policymakers
to
understand the equivalence to current levels of provision and the likely impact for individual clients and for local
authorities.
The survey will also serve to test the wording of the draft criteria and is an important opportunity for council staff involved
in providing assessments to provide feedback and contribute to the development of the national eligibility criteria.
Social Care REC Form Reference:
13/IEC08/0051
IRAS Version 3.5
Date: 29/11/2013 5 144986/533881/27/791
England will have to meet this threshold drafted
to broadly be equivalent to the FACS banding of ‘substantial’ from
April 2015. The national eligibility criteria will replace the current system set out in Prioritising Need in the Context of
Putting People First (2010), and previously in Fair Access to Care Services (FACS).
This study aims to test how the draft regulations work in practice, and to help researchers and policymakers
to
understand the equivalence to current levels of provision and the likely impact for individual clients and for local
authorities.
The survey will also serve to test the wording of the draft criteria and is an important opportunity for council staff involved
in providing assessments to provide feedback and contribute to the development of the national eligibility criteria.REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
13/IEC08/0051
Date of REC Opinion
12 Dec 2013
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion