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Policy Scope

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Legal Context
  3. 3
    Policy Scope
  4. 4
    Personal Budgets
  5. 5
    When will charges apply
  6. 6
    How to pay
  7. 7
    Exceptions from charging
  8. 8
    Providing information and advice
  9. 9
    The Financial Assessment
  10. 10
    How we complete financial assessments
  11. 11
    Light Touch Financial Assessments
  12. 12
    Refusal to complete the financial assessment
  13. 13
    Where people lack mental capacity
  14. 14
    Nursing care and funding support from the NHS
  1. 15
    Safeguarding
  2. 16
    Carers
  3. 17
    Charging for care and support in settings other than a care home
  4. 18
    Charging for care and support in a care home
  5. 19
    Appeals and Waivers
  6. 20
    Debt Recovery
  7. 21
    Implementation and monitoring
  8. 22
    Appendix 1 - Definitions
  9. 23
    Appendix 2 - Capital, income and tariff income
  10. 24
    Appendix 3 - The Minimum Income Guarantee and PEA figures (2025/2026)
  11. 25
    Appendix 4 -Disability Related Expenditure (DRE)
  12. 26
    Appendix 5 - Review and Appeal Process for Adult Social Care Financial Services
  13. 27
    Policy Details

3.1    This policy sets out what the council does and does not charge for when providing care for anyone aged 18 and above, who have an/some unmet eligible need(s) determined by a care and support assessment, which council intends to meet:

  • In their own home and through community support (such as day centres)
  • Permanently in a care home
  • Temporarily in a care home
  • In a supported living placement or shared lives scheme
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