Finance

Although not a benefit that is designed to support older people, the Bereavement Support Payment is one that older people often enquire about. If you are an older person that has suffered a recent bereavement, then you are advised to seek professional financial and...

This factsheet provides key information on how to finance care when you live in your own home and at a care home. It also gives you information on what benefits you are entitled to. When does the council pay for Care Home Fees? If a person cannot afford their care...

What is section 117 after-care? Some people who have been in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983, i.e. were “sectioned” may be entitled to receive ongoing care and support after they leave hospital. The basic premise of 117 (‘one-one-seven’) after-care is that...

Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested allowance payable to eligible older people to help pay for any extra costs that their care and support requires. Eligibility To qualify and receive Attendance Allowance you must: Have reached State Pension age Have a...

There is a council tax rebate that is available for people living with dementia if they fulfil several criteria.  It is called the Severe Mental Impairment exemption and it relates to many more conditions than just dementia. Severe Mental Impairment may sound quite...

A Deferred Payment Agreement is an arrangement with your local authority- essentially a loan. This loan is secured against the value of your house at a set, and often low, interest rate. The main purpose of the Deferred Payment is to help the resident pay for their...

One of the most asked questions, and incidentally one of the worst-answered, is ‘when is someone eligible for the NHS to fund their care?’ This is a deeply misunderstood subject, but we will try and pick through some of the broader details here. For more information...

This is a non-means-tested allowance payable by the NHS to cover the cost of the ‘nursing care component’ of nursing home fees. It is a flat rate paid directly to the home. It is only payable to Nursing Homes and cannot be paid to a Residential Care Home under any...

The local authority will conduct a financial assessment of older people to establish who, the LA or you the individual, will pay for any necessary care and support.  The aim of the council in these processes is to make sure that they do not have to fund the placement...