questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of respite day care services; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reasons for the difference in VAT treatment between respite day care services and residential care homes.
answerText: Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of respite and residential care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities.Some respite care ma...
heading: Respite Care: VAT