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If you are looking to receive live-in care, you may be eligible for some funding from your local authority.
Means test
The provision of adult social care funding is means tested. Means testing is the method by which your financial eligibility to receive funding for your care is assessed. It takes into consideration any regular income you may receive and any capital assets you own, which includes savings, investment and property.
Your home will not be counted as an asset if it remains occupied by your partner or spouse, a close relative who is either over the age of 60 or incapacitated, a relative younger than 16 whom you are legally obliged to support, or an ex-partner if they are deemed a single parent.
There are several factors that affect the outcome of means testing for care funding in the UK:
- A person’s age
- Location within the UK
- Type of care provision sought – for example moving to a care home or receiving live-in care at home
- The discretion of the awarding local authority
