What benefits if in residential care?

forgoodnesssake
forgoodnesssake Online Community Member Posts: 512 Empowering
in Benefits and income
I'm currently trying to find out exactly what benefits someone (young disabled adult) would still be able to claim if they moved into a supported living type residential setting, funded by NHS CHC.  Not a nursing home or a care home but a specialist physical disability provision.  There would need to be a lot of personal care and other physical support but not really any "medical" input as such.  I gather that the mobility component of PiP is not lost but I have read differing things about income based ESA (person is not on UC).  No other benefits are currently being claimed and so if the ESA is also lost it looks as if they would actually have no income bar mobility component of PiP.  They are in the support group for ESA.  Thanks for any pointers!

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    ESA would not be affected other than that if the ESA entitlement previously included SDP this would be lost.
  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 513 Empowering
    In residential care you are allowed to keep a personal allowance from you ESA of £25.65 per week. The rest of your ESA you still receive but pay it all as financial contribution towards your care. You can not claim the care / daily living component of PIP in residential care b it you can keep your mobility part of PIP. So after paying care contribution you have your mobility of PIP at whatever rate you claim that and your personal allowance leftover of ESA of £25.65 per week. I live in a residential care home for adults with severe autism and learning disabilities.
    supported living it is different. You keep more benefits but bear in mind you would be responsible for paying your own bills and paying for your food and transport out of the money you keep so not necessarily better off as in residential you pay a lot but you get a lot included.

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