When a local authority is assessing an applicant’s CAPITAL RESOURCES for FUNDING FOR CARE NEEDS, the disregard in the Care & Support ( Charging and Assessment of Resources ) Regulations 2014 for the VALUE OF A TRUST FUND derived from a payment made in consequence of personal injury applies to the whole Fund. R (CGT ) v WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL (2026) EWHC 293 ( Admin ) holds that there is no exclusion for the element of the Fund identified as relating to care needs.
Subscribe
Get an email when we publish a new post on this blog. We’ll never share your email and you can unsubscribe any time. Our use of your details is explained in our privacy policy.
"*" indicates required fields
Headings
- Best Value (13)
- Capital Finance and Companies (61)
- Council Tax and Rates (87)
- Decision making and Contracts (291)
- Elections and Bylaws (38)
- Environment, Highways and Leisure (133)
- General (20)
- Housing (165)
- Human Rights and Public Sector Equality Duty (123)
- Judicial Control, Liability and Litigation (252)
- Land, Goods and Services (83)
- Local Authority Powers (75)
- Non Judicial Control (21)
- Planning and Environmental (191)
- Social Care (86)
- Standards (26)
Disclaimer
This blog is maintained for information purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of legal advice and must not be relied upon as such. Blog posts reflect the views and opinions of their individual authors, not of chambers as a whole.
Comments are closed.
11KBW, 11 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London EC4Y 7EQ | Tel: 020 7632 8500 | © 11KBW 2026