Proposed changes to charges for social care services

Public Consultation

December 2010

Benefits

One of the changes to our charges would mean that we will help people to get all the benefits that they should be getting.

Some people may be able to get benefits that they do not know about or do not know how to get them.

Benefits

Janine Allen

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

• Carers Allowance

• Carers Premium

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

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

Headlines

• We will help everyone to get all the benefits they should be getting

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

Headlines Continued Care homes

– If your savings and any property you own add up to more than £23,250 you have to pay all the care home charges yourself

– This only leaves people with a small amount of money each week

– We want to help people to stay in their own homes

Outline Proposal• We are proposing to charge

people for day care and home care based on the benefits they receive

• Why ?– The current system is not

fair– Current charges are too wide

ranging– Delays in service users

knowing how much to pay

Benefits based model

• Fairness – Everyone on disability benefits pays something

• This is related to disability benefits

• This also fits better with personalisation

Proposed Charges

If you are on Disability Related Benefits and you want the Local Authority to arrange your care the following tables show what you might pay

Disability benefit

Weekly Amount Paid

Severe Disability Premium

Weekly Charge Payable

Attendance Allowance

£47.80 Nil £23.90

Attendance Allowance

£47.80 £53.65 £77.55

Attendance Allowance

£71.40 Nil £35.70

Attendance Allowance

£71.40 £53.65 £89.35

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£18.95 Nil £9.48

Benefits Based Charging Model proposal

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£47.80 Nil £23.90

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£47.80 £53.65 £77.55

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£71.40 Nil £35.70

Disability Living Allowance Care Component

£71.40 £53.65 £89.35

Benefits Based Charging Model proposal continued

Other possible charges

• Community alarms

• Respite care

Other possible charges

• Transport

• Adaptations to homes

• Adult Placements (‘Shared Lives’)

Any Questions?