Homecare charges

[wendy]

This is being discussed on Carers Trust, so I thought you may wish to read the correct figures

Homecare is the package of care services given to people in their own homes. A homecare charge (pdf 175KB) is worked out by a Customer Contact Officers - Financial Assessment.


The following rules and principles apply:

People with more than £23,250 in savings will be asked to pay the maximum charge for homecare. This is 100 per cent of the actual cost of the care package. However:

    they do not pay any VAT charges, which would be paid if they arranged their own care packages;
    the £23,250 savings level does not include their partner's savings or the value of their home.

People with less than £23,250 in savings will be asked to pay on the basis of their assessed ability to pay.

    If they have savings of between £14,250 and £23,250, their capital will attract a weekly tariff income of £1 for each £250 they have over £14,250.

For all service users:

    The council will not take into account £15.25 of any disability benefit received, such as Attendance Allowance or Disability Living Allowance.
    £23,250 is the savings figure from April 2010. The government increases the upper capital limit in April each year.
http://www.medway.gov.uk/healthandsocia ... ation.aspx