Petitions/Increase Upper Capital Threshold to qualify for social care financial assistance
StatusOngoing
Opened8 May 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the Government to increase the £23,500 Upper Capital Threshold to qualify for financial assistance for social care by at least the rate of inflation. We believe it’s wrong that since 2010 it's not increased. If it shad increased, it would be over £37,000 by now.

People work all their life to buy a home or save to help their children only to become old and frail & then have to sell their homes to pay for care. Some may then only leave £23,250 for their children and loved ones minus their funeral expenses.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Tom Hayes
1Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
6
Edward Morello
2Edward Morello MP
West Dorset
2
Jessica Toale
3Jessica Toale MP
Bournemouth West
1
Sir James Cleverly
4Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
1
Barry Gardiner
5Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Alex Burghart
6Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Danny Kruger
7Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Naushabah Khan
8Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
1
Jack Abbott
9Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
1
Jeremy Corbyn
10Jeremy Corbyn MP
Islington North
1