Disability related expenditure and council charges.

smjxm09

I am struggling to know which forum to use as there is no natural category for my question.

My father has had a financial assessment carried out as he is going into respite care soon to allow me to take a break. He lives with me and I am his full timer carer as I left work to look after him.

To justify the councils maximum capped charge, as he only has minimal savings, they have calculated his board and lodgings costs for living with me as £14.65 per week. Yes that is per week and not per day. The council says they are using the Disability Related Expenditure guide DRE as their guide to this weekly cost. Does anyone know if this figure is correct as an internet search provides no information or would like to comment on this post.

molerat

Or maybe here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=155 would probably be a better place to post, experts on all manner of disability money issues there.

xylophone

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Factsheets/FS46_Paying_for_care_and_support_at_home_fcs.pdf?dtrk=true

may be worth a look?

smjxm09

Thank you for your replies. I will indeed re-post my question there.