Charges for care and support

Adult Social Care is largely a chargeable service (which you may be eligible for some financial assistance towards from the Council), however, there are some instances when we are unable to charge for some of the services provided.

We may not charge for the following services as they are legally exempt from charging under the Care Act 2014:

• any services provided as Aftercare Services under section 117 of the Mental Health Act
• reablement services/Intermediate Care services – which are short term interventions to avoid inappropriate admissions to hospital or facilitate discharge from hospital - for a period of up to six weeks
• equipment and adaptations costing less than £1000
• services provided to people suffering from Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
• providing any information and advice about the availability of services or for an assessment
• services for children and young people under 18 years
• Former Relevant Children may be exempt from some costs related to living near to where they work or are in continued education or training

We also do not charge if you qualify for NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC). However, if your circumstances change, your eligibility for CHC funding can come to an end. If this happens you will be responsible for paying for your care and support costs from the day after the funding ceased.