Residential Nursing Care.

[peg131]

can anyone clarify ,now my friends money has got down to the maximum16000 he is allowed by law to have, he has qualified for full funding £455pw from our local council for his nursing care, in the residential home he is in,his only incoming is dwp pensions attendance allowance £53.00 pw
retirement pension 121.00pw
pension credit 10.00pw,
am i right in thinking ,now the care home is being paid by the council,his pensions are stopped,and he get a nominal pocket money,im sure thats what happens,to my thinking is right,
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[woofgang]

i think that nursing care in residential homes is funded by the NHS and is not means tested, so do you mean nursing care?

[peg131]

the home he is in is residential and nursing care,the nhs trust have always funded the nursing part fee ,the remainder £1780 pm was paid by the client,after 5years in care his finances have now got to the end, and council r paying starting this august £1780 pm,am i correct that the dwp pension he now draws weekly, will be stopped and he gets just a pocket money accordingly.

[pauln90]

Without knowing the full circumstances here is some general advice re funding, quoted from Saga .

If you have been assessed as needing a care home place and your capital is below £23,250, you should be entitled to financial support from your local authority. If you have capital below £14,250 you will be entitled to maximum support although you will still contribute your income less £22.30 per week retained for personal expenses. If you have capital between £14,250 and £23,250 you will also pay a capital tariff of £1 per week for each £250 or part thereof between these two figures.

[bednobs]

yes you are right - the benefits and pension has to be put towards the care (people not in a nursing home would spend their benefits on living expenses just the same). He will be allowed to retain "pocket money"