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  1. Factsheet - Property and paying for residential care (PDF)

    and paying for residential care August 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains how your property is treated in the local authority financial assessment if you go to live permanently in a residential ... home to pay care fees via a deferred payment agreement. Other factsheets cover different aspects of the charging system if you are placed by a local authority, for example Age UK factsheet 10, Paying for

  2. Factsheet - Paying for care and support at home (PDF)

    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 ... 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

  3. Factsheet - Paying for permanent residential care

    Page 1 of 30 Factsheet 10 Paying for permanent residential care April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about the financial help that may be available from the local authority ... authority if you need to live permanently in a care home. It also covers arranging and paying for care yourself. You may find it helpful to read other Age UK factsheets on residential care funding and social care

  4. FS58 LP Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home.pdf

    Page 1 of 16 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 ... temporary care homes 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’

  5. FS39 LP Paying for care in a care home if you have a partner.pdf

    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 ... 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

  6. FS39 Paying for care in a care home if you have a partner.pdf

    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 ... 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

  7. Factsheet - Paying for short-term and temporary care in a care home (PDF)

    Page 1 of 12 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 ... temporary care homes 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’

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