Self Funding

You may not be entitled to help with the cost of care from your local authority if:

• In line with government guidance, you have savings over a certain threshold, this is called the upper capital limit or UCL.

You can request a financial assessment from your local authority to check if you qualify for any help with costs for your care.

You can choose to pay for your care privately if you do not want a financial assessment.

How to arrange your care if you are self-funding

You can:

• Arrange and pay for care privately without involving the local authority
• Ask the local authority to pay for your care. The local authority will then bill you but not all local authority’s offer this service and they may charge a fee. For further guidance on, please visit your local authority’s website for more information on this service.

There will be a Standard rate of Charge for the call-out fee that is covered for travelling is £3.50 for Each Call from Monday to Sunday.