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Attendance Allowance

Attendance Allowance, sometimes referred to as AA, is a tax-free benefit for people aged 65 or over who need help with personal care because they are physically or mentally disabled.

You may get Attendance Allowance if:

  • You have a physical or mental disability, or both
  • Your disability is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself
  • You are aged 65 or over when you claim If you are under age 65, you may be able to get Disability Living Allowance.
  • Attendance Allowance is not usually affected by any savings or income you may have.

For more information contact the Benefit Enquiry Line on 0800 882200 or apply online at www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice or go to www.direct.gov.uk

Disability Allowance

Disability Living Allowance - sometimes referred to as DLA - is a tax-free benefit for children and adults who need help with personal care or have walking difficulties because they are physically or mentally disabled.

You may get Disability Living Allowance if:

  • You have a physical or mental disability, or both
  • Your disability is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself or you have walking difficulties, or both
  • You are under 65 when you claim.

For more information contact the Benefit Enquiry Line on 0800 882200 or apply online at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/ or go to http://www.direct.gov.uk/
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Funding from Social Services

Social Services can assist you with care at home, this is means tested, please note that we are not on Social Services provider list.

However you could still use our services should you wish, by using a Direct Payment.

Direct Payments

Social Services and the Department of Health have launched a nationwide initiative to help people to fund their care and at the same time to allow choice in how their care is provided. This is called "Direct Payments".

Direct Payments are monies paid by Social Services directly to a person who has been assessed as needing care at home, to enable that person to organise their own home care, as an alternative to care arranged by themselves.

The cash payment via Direct Payments must be used to arrange services to meet the individuals care need as assessed by the care manager.

Direct payments can be used to buy all of the support that a person has been assessed as needing or just part of that support. There is a range of support services available. Including ourselves. A Direct Payment gives a person independence, choice and control. For more information on Direct Payments please contact us, or your local Social Services Department or the Department of Health telephone number: 08701 555455, www.doh.gov.uk or www.direct.gov.uk   The DoH Easy Guide to Direct Payments

 

 

Individualised Budgets

An individual budget allows a person to take control of their social care budget, so that they can manage their own support and choose the services that suit them best. This is using a person centre plan as the individual is best placed to understand their own needs, a person centre plan can be put together with the assistance of other people who know that person well.

People who have been assessed as eligible to receive community care services under the Government Fair Access to Care Services Guidelines [FACS], are eligible for public funding and who are willing and agreeable to accessing all the money to which they are entitled. An individual budget is often used when a person has in the passed used a variety of services provided by the local Social Services, for example a person may have assistance at home , go to a day centre and have respite.

People who have support needs themselves or someone on their behalf can contact Adult Social Care to ask for an initial assessment of their needs. A meeting will be arranged to assess if you are eligible to receive support from Adult Social Care.

If you are eligible Adult Social Care will need to know what support you need to live the way you choose. You will need to complete a simple form called a Self Directed Support Questionnaire; this is part of the Resource Allocation System [RAS]. You can do this yourself, with help from Social Care or other people who you choose. The RAS will show what support you need and the amount of money that may be available to meet your needs from Adult Social Care. The RAS will also show if you need to claim other benefits if you are eligible to do so.

With an Individualised Budget you can choose to have services provided by Adult Social Care in addition to employing people directly. You could not do this with direct payments.
Your Individual Budget may also include money from other organisations: Independent Living Fund, Supporting People, Disabled Facilities Grant.

NHS Continuing Care

NHS continuing care is a package of care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. It can be provided to people in their own homes. It should be provided to people whose health needs are such that they are totally the responsibility of the NHS.

NHS continuing care is free to people who qualify under guidelines set by their local Strategic Health Authority (Regional Health Board in Scotland or Local Health Board in Wales) and/or social services.

If NHS continuing care is provided in an individuals own home, the NHS will meet the full cost of the service user's personal health needs including equipment and adaptations to the home and may cover your living and accommodation costs. The NHS does not usually meet the cost of accommodation, food or other household bills. Applications for funding should be made as early as possible. For more information contact your local PCT, or NHS Direct  www.nhsdirect..uk  or 0845 4647 who will be able to give you further details.

 

Independent Living Fund

Provide discretionary cash payments directly to disabled people.The Independent Living Fund (ILF) is dedicated to delivering financial support to disabled people and advancing standards of independent living.