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Deferred payment agreements

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Promoting wellbeing
  3. 3
    Safeguarding
  4. 4
    Providing information about care and support and supporting involvement
  5. 5
    Prevention and early intervention
  6. 6
    Assessment of needs
  7. 7
    Eligibility decision
  8. 8
    After the eligibility decision
  9. 9
    Personal budgets, best value, charging and financial assessment
  10. 10
    Top ups
  11. 11
    Planning and reviewing care and support arrangements
  12. 12
    Direct payments
  1. 13
    Deferred payment agreements
  2. 14
    Moving between long term care homes
  3. 15
    Protection of property
  4. 16
    Transition to adult care and support
  5. 17
    Social care records
  6. 18
    Emergency Planning
  7. 19
    Concerns and complaints
  8. 20
    Implementing, monitoring and reviewing policy
  9. 21
    Appendix 1 – definition of terms
  10. 22
    Appendix 2 - legal context
  11. 23
    Policy Details

13.1   A deferred payment agreement is a secured loan from the council to help homeowners with limited capital apart from their home pay their care home costs. The council must be able to secure the loan against the person’s home. 

Conditions apply - please see the Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreement Policy | Gloucestershire County Council for more information. 

 

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