# Labour pledge: “Continue our pioneering policy of free adult home care for every resident in need, because when people need care they should face kindness, not anxiety about cost.”

Hammersmith & Fulham Labour pledged in its manifesto of May 2026 (page 3): “Continue our pioneering policy of free adult home care for every resident in need, because when people need care they should face kindness, not anxiety about cost.” Status on Borough Book: Delivering. Under way: the service has started, a contract is let or works are on site. Latest step, 25 Feb 2026: Kept in the 2026/27 budget adopted by Full Council: the council says it is the only council in the country to provide free home care, helping 1,623 residents (budget report, PDF page 22). Labour runs Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the pledge is tracked against council decisions and budgets. No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet. No deadline is stated.

- Who: Hammersmith & Fulham Labour
- Made: 2026-05-01, manifesto, page 3
- Area: Care for older and disabled adults
- Status: Delivering (Under way: the service has started, a contract is let or works are on site.)
- Cost: No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.
- Deadline: none stated
- Last changed: 2026-10-07
- Page: https://boroughbook.uk/promise/hf-free-home-care

## Timeline

- 2026-02-25: Kept in the 2026/27 budget adopted by Full Council: the council says it is the only council in the country to provide free home care, helping 1,623 residents (budget report, PDF page 22) ([source](https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/documents/s134070/Budget%20Report.pdf))
- 2026-05-01: Re-pledged in the 2026 Labour manifesto

## Questions

**Has Labour kept its pledge: “Continue our pioneering policy of free adult home care for every resident in need, because when people need care they should face kindness, not anxiety about cost.”?**
It is being delivered: the council's own records show the work under way, but it is not finished. Status: Delivering.

**What has the council done about it?**
25 Feb 2026: Kept in the 2026/27 budget adopted by Full Council: the council says it is the only council in the country to provide free home care, helping 1,623 residents (budget report, PDF page 22).

**What would it cost?**
No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.

**Where does this pledge come from?**
Hammersmith & Fulham Labour's manifesto of 1 May 2026, page 3, quoted word for word. Sources: Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 3; Kept in the 2026/27 budget adopted by Full Council.

**Can the party reply?**
Yes. Any councillor or party named on a card can reply by emailing boroughs@guzh.uk, and replies are published on the card within five working days.

## Sources

- [Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 3](https://web.archive.org/web/20260617065909/https://hflabour.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HF-manifesto-EXEC.pdf)
- [Kept in the 2026/27 budget adopted by Full Council](https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/documents/s134070/Budget%20Report.pdf)

## Replies

None yet. Replies: boroughs@guzh.uk.

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