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Social care charges

Why we ask for contributions

By law we can ask people that receive adult social care services to contribute to the cost of the support they receive.

These contributions help us to continue to provide adult social care services to the growing number of people who need them.

Will everyone receiving social care services need to make a contribution?

Everyone will be offered a financial assessment to work out how much they can afford to pay towards the cost of their care.

What does a financial assessment involve?

We will ask you to provide us with information about your income and any capital that you have so that we can calculate how much you are able to contribute towards your care.

As part of this assessment, we will take account any savings you have, as follows:

  • less than £14, 250 - we will not take these into account;
  • between £14,250 and £23,250 - we will apply a tariff income of £1.00 for each £250 (or part of £250) and add this to your income used in the assessment;
  • above £23,250 - we will assess you as being able to pay the maximum contribution, no matter what other income and disability costs you may have.

The financial assessments will make sure you keep a basic level of income to include basic housing costs and agreed disability related expenses.

As part of the assessment we will also give you advice on welfare benefits so you may be able to increase your income by claiming all the benefits you may be entitled to.

What happens if I do not want a financial assessment?

You can choose not to have a financial assessment, but this means that you will automatically need to make the maximum contribution for your care.

Information and advice on paying for long-term care

A factsheet has been developed by a group of public organisations and charities to help people make better and more informed decisions about paying for care and to encourage people to get information and advice about the use of their money.

The charges:

Transport

Your transport contribution is based on the actual number of journeys you make with your transport service.

  • Transport distance up to 5 miles (rate per journey) £5.17
  • Transport distance 5 to 10 miles (rate per journey) £8.63
  • Transport distance over 10 miles (rate per journey) £12.23

Telecare

£4.87 per week. Your telecare service contribution is based on the actual number of weeks or part weeks that you receive a telecare service.

Day care

Your day care contribution is based on the actual number of days or part days you attend the day care service.

  • Day Care - older people and mental heath (day or part day rate) £25.21
  • Day Care learning disabilities (day or part day rate) £46.74
  • Day Care physical disabilities (day or part day rate) £40.28

Home care

£14.24per hour. Your home care contribution is based on the actual number of home care hours that you receive. If you wish to cancel or change your care you must give 24 hours' notice or you may still be charged.

Respite care

£51.80 per day. Your respite care contribution is based on the actual number of days you receive your respite care service.

Carers replacement services (sitting service)

£14.24 per hour.

Warwickshire County Council residential homes

£659.00 per week.

Personal assistant services

£10.78 per hour. Your personal assistant contribution is based on the on the full cost of paying and employing personal assistants (hourly rate, via a direct payment).

Other chargeable services

You will be required to pay the full cost of other chargeable services and support such as laundry services.