Benefits-based charging

Public Consultation

Current Situation

• There are two different levels of support provided in schemes such as this one

• Some residents receive social care support because they have eligible social care needs

Benefits-based Charging

• A simpler, fairer way of charging has been introduced for people using community-based services like day care and home care.

• We are now proposing to include people who live in schemes like this and receive social care services, in this policy.

Benefits based model

• Fairness – Everyone on disability benefits pays something

• A person’s disability-related benefits are paid to them to fund the costs of meeting their support needs.

Benefits

• We will help people to get all the benefits that they should be getting.

Benefits

Welfare Rights Service

– Helps people get all the benefits they should be getting

– Home visits

– Help filling out forms

BenefitsThe benefits we are talking

about today are:

• Attendance Allowance

• Disability Living Allowance

• Severe Disability Premium

Policy – Headlines If people are receiving social care services

• And are in receipt of relevant benefits• They will be charged up to:• 50% of Attendance Allowance • 50% of Disability Living Allowance (care

component)• 100% Severe Disability Premium

Policy - Headlines• If people choose to fund their care

themselves

Or • they have capital over £23,250

Or• They choose not to disclose their financial

circumstances– They will pay either the full cost of their support

or the maximum charge of £92.10 whichever is the greater

Policy - Headlines

• When we work out what to charge people we have to make sure that we leave people with enough money to pay for any disability- related needs

• This is called disability-related expenditure

Policy - Headlines• We also need to make sure that we

leave people enough money to live on

• The national government decides how much this is

• This is called the minimum income guarantee

Policy - Headlines

• You will pay the same for your care even if you need more care in the future

Proposed Charges

• If you are on disability-related benefits and you want social services to arrange your care, here is what you might pay

• Department for Works and Pensions adjust the benefit amounts every year so the amounts shown may change

Disability benefit

Weekly Amount Paid

Severe Disability Premium

Weekly Charge Payable

Attendance Allowance

£49.30 Nil £24.65

Attendance Allowance

£49.30 £55.30 £79.95

Attendance Allowance

£73.60 Nil £36.80

Attendance Allowance

£73.60 £55.30 £92.10

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£19.55 Nil £9.48

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Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£49.30 Nil £24.65

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£49.30 £55.30 £79.95

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£73.60 Nil £36.80

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£73.60 £55.30 £92.10

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Any Questions?