Care services are rarely free and most people will have to pay something towards them. How much you’ll be asked to pay depends on:
- your income, including pensions and benefits
- your assets, including savings, property, investments and land
- your household expenditure, including bills, mortgage, rent, Council Tax
- any Disability Related Expenditure (DRE) if you're receiving care at home
- the care and support you need
If you receive care from us you may be able to claim the following benefits:
Financial assessment
The financial assessment will include most of the money you have coming in:
- pensions
- state benefits including:
- Income Support
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Universal Credit
- Pension Credit; guarantee credit
- Attendance Allowance
- the care component of Disability Living Allowance
- the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment
We do not include:
- your wage or salary
- the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- War Disability Pension, War Widow’s Pension, War Widow’s Supplementary Pension
- Pension Credit; savings credit
- payments made to veterans under the War Pension Scheme, apart from the Constant Attendance Allowance
- income payments made to veterans under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
Find out how much you may have to pay
Use our online calculator to give you an idea of how much you may have to pay towards the cost of your care.
The calculator will only give you an idea of the figure
We cannot give an accurate figure until you've had a care needs and financial assessment. Some expenses that you declare on the calculator may already be included in your assessment or may not apply based on the care you're receiving. We'll write to you to confirm your contribution.
If you have any queries that are not answered on our paying for care pages, contact the Social Care Charging team.
Find out how much you may have to pay towards the cost of your care