Adult Social Care invoices
Invoices have now been issued following a short delay, and associated direct debit collection dates will be adjusted accordingly. There is no need to contact us at this time.
Personal Budgets
In this section
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1Introduction
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2Legal Context
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3Policy Scope
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4Personal Budgets
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5When will charges apply
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6How to pay
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7Exceptions from charging
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8Providing information and advice
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9The Financial Assessment
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10How we complete financial assessments
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11Light Touch Financial Assessments
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12Refusal to complete the financial assessment
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13Where people lack mental capacity
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14Nursing care and funding support from the NHS
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15Safeguarding
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16Carers
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17Charging for care and support in settings other than a care home
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18Charging for care and support in a care home
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19Appeals and Waivers
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20Debt Recovery
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21Implementation and monitoring
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22Appendix 1 - Definitions
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23Appendix 2 - Capital, income and tariff income
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24Appendix 3 - The Minimum Income Guarantee and PEA figures (2025/2026)
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25Appendix 4 -Disability Related Expenditure (DRE)
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26Appendix 5 - Review and Appeal Process for Adult Social Care Financial Services
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27Policy Details
4.1 Everyone who is eligible for financial support towards their care and support, when their needs are met by the council, will receive a personal budget.
4.2 The personal budget forms part of a persons’ care and support plan. The person can choose to take their personal budget by:
- Asking the council to arrange care and support for them
- Taking the budget as a direct payment or
- A mixture of care and support where a direct payment is used to meet some needs, and the remainder of the personal budget is managed by the council.
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