Financial Assessment

The financial assessment is a confidential online self assessment tool which will give you an indication of how much you might need to contribute towards your care and support needs, either at home or in permanent residential care. Completing the form online is the quickest and easiest way to find out how much you might need to pay towards any support services provided by Adult Social Care. You can complete the financial self-assessment form if you:

• have had a care and support assessment from Adult Social Care, or
• want to know how much you might have to pay towards any future care and support needs

For further information and guidance before completing the care contribution estimator, you may find it helpful to watch the YouTube video by clicking on the link

here. You may wish to find out more information about paying for your care and assessment and eligibility for care and support before completing this form. Please only use the online form if you live alone and require care in your own home or in the community, or you require Long Term Residential Care. If you are a member of a couple, or are considering a respite stay in a care home, more information is available on the council's website:  * Paying for Care and Support at home or in the community  * Care Home Funding booklet

Most people have to pay something towards the cost of their care. The amount you are required to contribute depends on your income and capital (savings and assets). If you have more than £23,250 in savings and assets which are included in your financial assessment, you will be liable to pay the full cost of your care and support services. Please be aware that when your financial assessment is completed any benefits that you are entitled to but are not receiving will be included in the calculation.

The form will take about 30 minutes to complete if you have all of the following information about your income and capital (savings and assets) with you when completing it. You will need:   • details of any income you have e.g. any benefits, pensions you receive   • details of any savings and assets you have e.g.        * bank and building society accounts        * investment bonds        * national savings certificates        * premium bonds        * stocks and shares        * property, land or business in the UK or abroad you own          * trust funds   • the cost of any disability-related expenses • details of your share of essential household expenses Registering for an Account You'll need an email address if you want to submit your form to Adult Social Care and to register for an account. • To be able to register for an account you will need to have a valid email address. • Once you have entered your registration details you will be sent a verification code to the email address that you have provided. • You will need to enter the verification code in order to finalise the registration. • You will have 10 minutes to enter the code after which time it will EXPIRE and you will need to start the Registration process again. You can save and print a copy of the form for yourself; you won't need an email address for this and the form won't be shared with Adult Social Care unless you choose to submit it. Forms that are saved but not submitted can only be accessed for 30 days.

If  submit your form, it will be reviewed and verified by a member of our Adult Social Care Finance team. You will be contacted if they need to ask for more information and will confirm what your contribution towards the cost of your care will be (or could be) within due course.