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
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 ... 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 UK factsheet 41, How to get
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
Thinking through your options Equity release Information guide AgeUKIL6 2 What this guide is about As far as possible, the information in this guide applies across England, Wales and Northern Ireland ... contact Age Scotland for advice. What this guide is about As we get older, lots of us start thinking about how we’ll manage financially. You might be considering equity release as a way to ease money worries
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 if you need to live permanently ... 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 service provision
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 provided ... 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 to fully fund the care services to meet your
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 provided ... 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 to fully fund the care services to meet your
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 ... 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 UK factsheet 41, How to get
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 provided ... 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 to fully fund the care services to meet your
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 if you need to live permanently ... 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 service provision