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Carers

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Legal Context
  3. 3
    Policy Scope
  4. 4
    Personal Budgets
  5. 5
    When will charges apply
  6. 6
    How to pay
  7. 7
    Exceptions from charging
  8. 8
    Providing information and advice
  9. 9
    The Financial Assessment
  10. 10
    How we complete financial assessments
  11. 11
    Light Touch Financial Assessments
  12. 12
    Refusal to complete the financial assessment
  13. 13
    Where people lack mental capacity
  14. 14
    Nursing care and funding support from the NHS
  1. 15
    Safeguarding
  2. 16
    Carers
  3. 17
    Charging for care and support in settings other than a care home
  4. 18
    Charging for care and support in a care home
  5. 19
    Appeals and Waivers
  6. 20
    Debt Recovery
  7. 21
    Implementation and monitoring
  8. 22
    Appendix 1 - Definitions
  9. 23
    Appendix 2 - Capital, income and tariff income
  10. 24
    Appendix 3 - The Minimum Income Guarantee and PEA figures (2025/2026)
  11. 25
    Appendix 4 -Disability Related Expenditure (DRE)
  12. 26
    Appendix 5 - Review and Appeal Process for Adult Social Care Financial Services
  13. 27
    Policy Details

16.1    When the council meets the needs of a carer, by providing a service to that carer, the law says it may charge the carer.

16.2    The council does not currently charge to meet carers’ eligible needs.

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