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How do I pay for residential care?

Your local authority may ask you to pay towards the cost of accommodation but there are rules that determine how much they can charge.

Within this section

  1. What is residential care and will I have to pay?

  2. What is capital and how will the local authority assess this?

  3. How will the local authority assess my income?

  4. What is the most I will have to pay?

  5. What are top-up fees?

  6. What are Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA)?

  7. The Mental Health Act and section 117 aftercare

  8. What if I cannot afford the charges?

  9. Next steps

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