Grants for care

disabledkenny
disabledkenny Community member Posts: 53 Contributor
edited October 2022 in Money and bills
Hi I am expected to pay £68.43 towards 24.5 hours care a week plus I pay a carer £70 for shopping twice a week & a deep clean of my bungalow, so was wondering if any one knows of any grants I can apply for to help pay for the care that I receive, thank you, Kenny.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,973 Championing
    edited October 2022
    There are no extra grants that i know of to help to pay towards your care. I assume you're already receiving a care package amount from your local Authority. The majority of people have to pay a contribution towards the care they receive.
    I'm not aware of any help available to pay for someone to do your shopping and clean your home.
    You have included your email address in your post above and it's against the rules here to give personal information such as this for your safety. For this reason i've reported your comment to a member of the scope team.
  • disabledkenny
    disabledkenny Community member Posts: 53 Contributor
    Thank you Poppy yes I do have a care package & have appealed to social services against this amount on the grounds I have to pay a private carer to shop & clean for me
  • disabledkenny
    disabledkenny Community member Posts: 53 Contributor
    Also I have rem oved me email address thanks for letting me know
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Thank you for doing that @disabledkenny1 as a reminder if you'd like to read them, here are the community house rules :) 
  • disabledkenny
    disabledkenny Community member Posts: 53 Contributor
    My contributions have gone up to £82.23 per week & Disability Rights UK say this amount is an unreasonable amount for a person on benefits also they can't expect me to pay the amount they say that I owe. I have been in touch with CAB & because I am unable to get to them I have to ring first thing Monday morning to book a telephone appointment & have send them all relevant documents online.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,905 Championing
    I hope you manage to get through first thing on Monday! 
  • 2oldcodgers
    2oldcodgers Posts: 739 Connected
    Do you not receive the care component of PIP?
    If so that payment is paid so as to enable the care contribution and the extra caring duties to be covered by it.
  • vikingqueen
    vikingqueen Scope Member Posts: 1,606 Championing
    edited June 2023
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  • disabledkenny
    disabledkenny Community member Posts: 53 Contributor
    I do receive PIP higher rate for both Care & Motability