Draft Charging Policy for Social Care Services
In this section
- Managing property and finances
- Advocacy
- Deferred payments
- Invoicing for charges
- Non-payment of charges and debt
- Deprivation of Assets
- Additional costs (AC) for permanent / temporary admissions to a care home
- Additional costs (AC) for respite/short-term admissions to a care home
- Application of the rules to individual cases
- Reviews and methods of appeal
- Appendix 1 - Variations/adjustments to charges for financially assessed services
- Appendix 2 - Operational rules for commencement and termination of packages of care and support
Direct payments
11. Direct payments
A person with care and support needs receiving a direct payment in place of a service will be financially assessed and charged in the same way as though they were provided with the equivalent service.
If the person uses their Direct Payment to purchase care and/or support via an agency and the fees are higher than the Direct Payment, then the person will be required to top-up their Direct Payments monies to cover the shortfall. This top-up will be in addition to the person’s financially assessed contribution.
