Care and Support Charging and Financial Assessment Framework

Contents

• 1. Summary
• 2. Legal context
• 3. Principles of this framework
• 4. Care and support services provided free of charge
• 5. Chargeable care and support services
• 6. Care and support financial assessment policy
• 7. Section 117 and social care packages of care
• 8. Mental capacity to manage finances
• 9. Residence when moving to accommodation outside Bath and North East Somerset Council
• 10. Deferred Payment Agreements (DPAs)
• 11. Interim funding policy
• 12. Choice of accommodation and top up payments
• 13. Funding agreement
• 14. Direct Payments
• 15. Equality Impact Assessment
• 16. Reviewing the Charging and Financial Assessment Framework
• 17. Appeals
• 18. Annex A
• 19. Annex B
• 20. Annex C
• 21. Annex D
• 22. Annex E
• 23. Glossary of terms

1. Summary

Payments towards the cost of care are paid to the care provider if you are assessed as self-funding and paid to the Council if you are assessed as making an assessed care charge towards the cost of your care (unless you receive a Direct Payment when you will pay the care provider directly.)

This Framework sets out the Councils policies for charging for care and support and follows the Care Act 2014, Care and Support Statutory Guidance issued by the Government under the care Act 2014, Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014, Care and Support (Deferred Payments) Regulations 2014, Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014, Care and Support and Aftercare (Choice of Accommodation) Regulations 2014 and  the Care and Support (Preventing Needs for Care and Support) Regulations 2014.