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Transition to Care Act requirements

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  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Transition to Care Act requirements
  3. 3
    Definitions
  4. 4
    Information and advice about deferred payment agreements
  5. 5
    Mental capacity
  6. 6
    Eligibility criteria
  7. 7
    Adequate security
  8. 8
    Unregistered property
  9. 9
    Requirements for valuation of the secured property
  10. 10
    Maintenance, insurance and use of secured property
  11. 11
    Amount that can be deferred
  12. 12
    Equity limit
  13. 13
    Applications for a deferred payment agreement
  14. 14
    Refusing a request for a deferred payment agreement
  15. 15
    Financial assessment
  1. 16
    The deferred payment agreement
  2. 17
    Registering the charge over the secured property
  3. 18
    Payment of care costs
  4. 19
    When deferral of further care costs must or may cease
  5. 20
    Charging interest on deferred amounts
  6. 21
    Administrative fees and charges
  7. 22
    Provision of regular financial statements
  8. 23
    Terminating a deferred payment agreement
  9. 24
    Debt recovery
  10. 25
    Dissatisfaction and complaints
  11. 26
    Review
  12. 27
    APPENDIX 1 - Deferred Payment Agreement (Traditional)
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    APPENDIX 2 - Deferred Payment Agreement (Loan style)
  14. 29
    Policy details

2.1    Deferred payment agreements agreed between Gloucestershire County Council (we/the council) and the adult or their representative prior to 1 April 2015 will continue subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement. Agreements made on or after 1 April 2015 will be subject to terms and conditions in accordance with Care Act requirements.     

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