Social care

3 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.

Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.

No Plenary statements or debates on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.

No votes in the Seventh Senedd have been tagged with this.

Votes are tagged from their own titles and the agenda item they were held under.

3 written questions to the Welsh Government on this brief in the Seventh Senedd, 3 answered so far. The latest:

1. Janet Finch-SaundersConservative5 October 2026

   How is the Cabinet Minister working with local authorities to close the care gap between hospitals and care homes?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 15 October 2026

2. Gareth ThomasReform9 September 2026

   Will the Cabinet Minister provide the number of privately operated care homes in Wales, and the number of adults and children with additional learning needs placed in those settings by local authorities, broken down by local authority area?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 21 September 2026

3. Shav TajLabour19 August 2026

   What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure that funding for the real living wage and a future fair pay deal for care workers, includes full working time for home care workers, including travel time and other work-related duties?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 27 August 2026

2 petitions to the Senedd on this brief, open ones first, then by signatures:

1. Require Welsh councils to prioritise quality, continuity, and safety when commissioning social care

   Open

   650 signatures

2. Molly’s Law: compulsory licensing, inspections, public register, and real penalties to protect pets.

   Open

   6 signatures

No committee sessions on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.

17 contributions in the Seventh Senedd, newest first.

1. Mike HedgesLabour

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises

   Do you want to go around telling elderly people they can't have home care support because you want to save money?

   Tagged for: “home care”Official Record

2. Mike HedgesLabour

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises

   …who fully fund their own care, so-called 'self-funders', average weekly costs are around £1,156 for residential care and £1,394 for nursing care. The older people's commissioner highlights how funding pressures fall unfairly on service users, with inequitable fee structures and top-up fees leaving…

   Tagged for: “residential care”, “care home”, “domiciliary care”Official Record

3. Mike HedgesLabour

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care

   …just went in and out of hospital with no palliative-care support; a terminally ill patient left in a nursing home with no palliative support. All this needs funding. There is a need to establish a sustainable funding solution to establish a sustainable palliative care and end-of-life care system…

   Tagged for: “nursing home”Official Record

4. Natasha AsgharConservative

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care

   …but three quarters fear that they will be forced to withdraw support normally provided by hospitals and care homes. These are, quite frankly, shocking statistics. But let me share an even more shocking and utterly distressing fact with you all: one in four people do not get the end-of-life care and…

   Tagged for: “care homes”Official Record

5. Benjamin Hodge MckennaReform

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care

   …units expect that cost pressures will make further beds unavailable. A significant majority of hospice care providers in Wales still depend on charitable donations. Now, in 2025-26, the Welsh Government provided £3 million and committed to finding a sustainable funding solution, but Hospice UK…

   Tagged for: “care providers”Official Record

6. Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

   …thanking staff across hospitals, ambulance services, primary care, community teams, local authorities, care homes and voluntary organisations who are already preparing for the months ahead. Their professionalism and dedication are extraordinary. They deserve plans that are credible, decisions that…

   Tagged for: “care homes”Translated from WelshOfficial Record

7. Jason O'ConnellReform

   8 October 2026, Petitions Committee

   New Petitions

   …the eight-bed Specialist Palliative Care ward at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon and increasing care at home. While home care is important, inpatient specialist beds remain essential for patients with complex needs, those without suitable home support, and families requiring respite. Removing the ward would reduce…

   Tagged for: “home care”Official Record

8. Claire ArchibaldReform

   6 October 2026, Plenary

   Business Statement and Announcement

   …to complications associated with scabies. Given the vulnerability of older people, those living in residential care and individuals with underlying health concerns, there are serious questions about the infection control measures, the availability of treatment, support for care providers and the…

   Tagged for: “residential care”, “care providers”, “care homes”Official Record

9. Nigel WilliamsReform

   6 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution

   …officer, a teacher and I worked in the NHS. And I now see daily the immense pressures on hospitals, care homes, schools, businesses and front-line staff, especially in my constituency of Fflint Wrecsam. Our communities are closely linked, as you know, with Chester, Merseyside and the wider…

   Tagged for: “care homes”Official Record

10. Mike HedgesLabour

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    …are. But then there's the 'why'. I think Chris mentioned earlier that people are in hospital or in nursing homes long term, and they would say they still lived at that address, even though they were actually living, for all intents and purposes, somewhere else. Do you have any information or data on…

    Tagged for: “nursing homes”Official Record

11. Siân GwenllianPlaid

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Scrutiny of the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning on the Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026

    …register, and, should they wish to take that up then, they can. The point you make about the specific care home, I've no idea what that would be about. But if there are concerns, obviously, they are matters for the police. But, on the other hand, I would say it is a delicate balance, isn't it? Do…

    Tagged for: “care home”Official Record

12. David HughesReform

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Scrutiny of the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning on the Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026

    Thank you. One instance I've got is homes for older people and care homes. What I found in the local election was, I looked in one of the care homes—and my mother was in that care home, and she actually voted. Now, my mother had dementia. My mother didn't even know me, and I asked the question…

    Tagged for: “care homes”, “care home”Official Record

13. Osian Jones

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 2

    …for local authorities, such as properties that are going through probate, or where there are people in residential care homes or receiving care elsewhere. Whilst they are still empty, they may not be our priorities. We also have definitions surrounding empty properties that include what are classed…

    Tagged for: “residential care”Official Record

14. Claire ArchibaldReform

    30 September 2026, Plenary

    Short Debate: The importance of local services—Protecting the future of Withybush hospital

    …to operate as though they are separate worlds. We need health boards, councils, GPs, community nursing, care homes, domiciliary care and the third sector working around that patient as one joined-up system. And we must include unpaid carers in that conversation, because, far too often, when we say…

    Tagged for: “care homes”, “domiciliary care”Official Record

15. Paul RockGreen

    30 September 2026, Plenary

    Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit

    …practical alternative that is so often proposed: selective 20 mph zones for those schools, hospitals, care homes and playgrounds. Let's consider what that would mean in practice. The Welsh Government's nationwide implementation cost around £33 million. But if we were to scrap the 20 mph policy…

    Tagged for: “care homes”, “care home”Official Record

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