See how to get help to pay for care and support at home.
How it works
When you get care and support through the council, you might get help to pay for some or all of it.
Care and support can include care in your home, day centres, and personal assistants. Find out more about different types of care and support.
If your savings and investments are less than £23,250, you could qualify for help to pay.
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How to qualify
To see if you qualify for help to pay, you will need a
financial assessment.
The financial assessment will work out the maximum amount you can afford to pay for your care each week. If this amount is not enough, you may qualify for help to pay for your care. Some people get help to pay all of it.
See
examples of what people pay and how we work it out.
You cannot get help to pay if you choose to arrange your care privately.
Who does not pay at all
Almost everyone is responsible for their own care and support costs.
You are not responsible for care costs if:
- they are for reablement support services for a short period
- you have Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- your care has been arranged and provided under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983
- you qualify for full NHS Continuing Health Care Funding
If something changes and you no longer qualify for NHS Continuing Health Care Funding, you will need to start paying for your care.
