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Public health grant and social care charging: local authority circulars

Guidance for local authorities on the public health grant and charging for care and support.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 16 June 2015
• Last updated: 17 February 2026
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  1. 17 February 2026

     Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2026 to 2027'.

  2. 9 February 2026

     Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2026 to 2027'.

  3. 7 February 2025

     Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2025 to 2026' .

  4. 4 February 2025

     Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2025 to 2026'.

  5. 9 February 2024

     Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2024 to 2025' to collection.

  6. 5 February 2024

     Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2024 to 2025'.

  7. 14 March 2023

     Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2023 to 2024'.

  8. 9 February 2023

     Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2023 to 2024'

  9. 11 April 2022

     Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: Homes for Ukraine scheme'.

  10. 7 February 2022

      Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2022 to 2023'.

  11. 23 January 2019

      Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2019 to 2020' to 2019 section.

  12. 20 December 2018

      Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2019 to 2020'.

  13. 30 January 2018

      Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2018 to 2019'.

  14. 21 December 2017

      Added public health grants to local authorities: 2018 to 2019 to collection.

  15. 10 February 2017

      Added 'Public health grants to local authorities: 2017 to 2018'

  16. 10 February 2017

      Added 'Social care charging for local authorities: 2017 to 2018'

  17. 16 June 2015

      First published.

2026

• Social care charging for local authorities: 2026 to 2027
  • 17 February 2026
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2026 to 2027
  • 13 May 2026
  • Guidance

2025

• Public health grants to local authorities: 2025 to 2026
  • 10 July 2025
  • Guidance
• Social care charging for local authorities: 2025 to 2026
  • 3 February 2025
  • Guidance

2024

• Social care charging for local authorities: 2024 to 2025
  • 9 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2024 to 2025
  • 4 April 2025
  • Guidance

2023

• Public health grants to local authorities: 2023 to 2024
  • 27 November 2023
  • Guidance
• Social care charging for local authorities: 2023 to 2024
  • 9 February 2023
  • Guidance

2022

• Social care charging for local authorities: Homes for Ukraine scheme
  • 11 April 2022
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2022 to 2023
  • 7 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Social care charging for local authorities: 2022 to 2023
  • 28 February 2022
  • Guidance

2021

• Public health grants to local authorities: 2021 to 2022
  • 16 March 2021
  • Guidance
• Social care charging for local authorities: 2021 to 2022
  • 28 January 2021
  • Guidance

2020

• Public health grants to local authorities: 2020 to 2021
  • 17 March 2020
  • Guidance
• Social care charging for local authorities: 2020 to 2021
  • 13 March 2020
  • Guidance

2019

• Social care charging for local authorities: 2019 to 2020
  • 23 January 2019
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2019 to 2020
  • 20 December 2018
  • Guidance

2018

• Social care charging for local authorities: 2018 to 2019
  • 30 January 2018
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2018 to 2019
  • 15 January 2018
  • Guidance

2017

• Social care charging for local authorities: 2017 to 2018
  • 8 February 2017
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2017 to 2018
  • 15 December 2016
  • Guidance

2016

• Social care charging for local authorities: 2016 to 2017
  • 17 March 2016
  • Guidance
• Public health grants to local authorities: 2016 to 2017
  • 11 February 2016
  • Guidance

2015

• Interest on deferred payment agreements: July to December 2015
  • 16 June 2015
  • Guidance
• Funding for putting the Care Act into practice
  • 27 February 2015
  • Guidance
• LAC(DH)(2015)1: Charging for care and support
  • 20 February 2015
  • Guidance

2014

• Public health grants to local authorities from 2013 to 2016
  • 18 December 2014
  • Guidance
• LAC(DH)(2014)1: charging for residential accommodation
  • 1 March 2014
  • Guidance