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Page 1 of 27 Factsheet 46 Paying for care and support at home May 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains charging for social care services in places other than care homes, mainly related to services ... services provided in your own home. It also covers charging for carers’ services. This factsheet describes how you can be deemed to be a self-funder following a financial assessment. This means you are expected
of 20 Factsheet 39 Paying for care in a care home if you have a partner April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains how being part of a couple affects your eligibility for local authority funding ... if you need to move into a care home. It also looks at how your entitlement to Pension Credit may be affected. The information in this factsheet focuses on the rules for local authority funding, so is less
Factsheet 58 Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home October 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the financial assessment rules that cover short-term and temporary care homes placements ... placements. These placements can be for various reasons, such as respite care or trial periods. A distinction is made between ‘temporary’ (generally up to 52 weeks) and ‘short-term’ (up to eight weeks). Age
of 16 Factsheet 39 Paying for care in a care home if you have a partner April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains how being part of a couple affects your eligibility for local authority funding ... if you need to move into a care home. It also looks at how your entitlement to Pension Credit may be affected. The information in this factsheet focuses on the rules for local authority funding, so is less
Factsheet 58 Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home October 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the financial assessment rules that cover shortterm and temporary care homes placements ... placements. These placements can be for various reasons, such as respite care or trial periods. A distinction is made between ‘temporary’ (generally up to 52 weeks) and ‘short-term’ (up to eight weeks). Age