paying towards care

nunar

If you receive dla,pip and esa live at home and have a care package for support do you have to pay towards your care?

bubbly

Those benefits can all be taken into account so it is likely that you would have a contribution. However the la should look at your outgoing so too to calculate your contribution.

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BenefitsTrainingCo

Hi nunar,

Contributions towards Local Authority care are calculated on household income and capital. It is not clear from the information you have put exactly what the income and the capital of the household is - it appears there are at least 2 people as both PIP and DLA are listed.

The Money Advice Service have some good information on this:-

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/local-authority-funding-for-care-costs-do-you-qualify#how-to-find-out-if-you-qualify-for-local-authority-funding-for-care-costs

If you have had a decision you are not happy with, I would suggest that you contact a Community Care specialist to go through the figures with you and discuss your options.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Mary

Solicitor

The Benefits Training Company