How much will you have to pay
Adult social care services are not free for everyone. Most people will have to pay something towards the cost of their care, with some people having to pay the full cost.
To help you to plan your care:
- if you have less than £23,250, we'll carry out a financial assessment with you. Contact adult social care to arrange an assessment.
- if you have access to £23,250 and above, you would be referred to as a self-funder. You can ask the council for help with arranging your care and support, but there will be a brokerage fee for this.
If you do qualify for financial support
If you do qualify for financial support towards your care and support, the city council will then work out how much your care and support will cost. This is known as your personal budget.
This is an amount of money that you can spend on the care and support that you need, where your needs meet the Care Act eligibility criteria and aren’t already being met in other ways.
To make things easy for you, we can give you your personal budget as a Direct Payment. Read more about Direct Payments.
This will give you the most choice and control over how your care is arranged.
Once the personal budget has been determined and care and support or direct payment is in place, a full, personalised financial assessment will be carried out. This assessment will calculate the amount you must contribute towards the cost of your care and support. This will be confirmed in writing.
- Download the latest rates and charges leaflet
- Download the Your social care and support - how much will you have to pay leaflet
Page last updated: 16 February 2024
