top up fees

Pollycat

monkeyspanner wrote: »

The only circumstance when top-up fees would be relevant to a potential self-funder would be during the 12 week disregard period. 12 week disregard is only relevant if savings other than the property are under £23250. In this circumstance I believe the resident can pay the top-up themselves. Otherwise they cannot and it has to be paid for by a 3rd party.

So from what you say, top up fees are not applicable in the situation detailed by the OP as savings are in excess of £23250:

Old_Git wrote: »

My aunt has £40,000 & a house .

Or am I confused?

Torry_Quine

Pollycat wrote: »

So from what you say, top up fees are not applicable in the situation detailed by the OP as savings are in excess of £23250:



Or am I confused?

Top fees are not applicable when someone has a large amount of money and will be self-funding.

Pollycat

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Top fees are not applicable when someone has a large amount of money and will be self-funding.

So the OP's first post about his Aunt maybe going into a care home - owning a property and having £40K of savings - and needing £15 per week top up fee means he/she has been given incorrect information somewhere along the line....

I'm not being pedantic, just trying to confirm what I said in my reply #9 from my (limited) knowledge - I like to try to make sense when I post.

Torry_Quine

Pollycat wrote: »

So the OP's first post about his Aunt maybe going into a care home - owning a property and having £40K of savings - and needing £15 per week top up fee means he/she has been given incorrect information somewhere along the line....

I'm not being pedantic, just trying to confirm what I said in my reply #9 from my (limited) knowledge - I like to try to make sense when I post.

Yes the OP's first post did contain incorrect information from somewhere.

cavework

If your Aunt is self funding , which from the information you have given, she will be ..she will still be eligible for attendance allowance.
Top up fee's do not become an issue unless Adult Social Services are paying towards her care.

Trebor16

cavework wrote: »

Top up fee's do not become an issue unless Adult Social Services are paying towards her care.

And they will only ever be an issue if the local authority are able to provide accomodation which can cater for the persons needs and it is rejected by the family for more expensive accomodation.

The local authority cannot say "our upper limit is £500 per week and you will have to pay top up fees if the home costs more than that" if it is clear there are no homes in the area which can accomodate a person and their needs at the limit imposed by the local authority. If the only home that can cater for a persons needs is £600 a week then the local authority cannot ask for top up fees to be paid.

It is quite simple but social workers work very hard at confusing people and muddying the waters with the intention of reducing costs for the local authority and no other reason.