Grants for care

disabledkenny

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.

poppy123456

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

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

Also I have rem oved me email address thanks for letting me know

Alex_Alumni

Thank you for doing that @disabledkenny1 as a reminder if you'd like to read them, here are the community house rules  

disabledkenny

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

I hope you manage to get through first thing on Monday! 

2oldcodgers

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

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disabledkenny

I do receive PIP higher rate for both Care & Motability