Attendance Allowance And Care Home Fees .....

Gizmonster | 16:06 Sat 11th Nov 2017 | Law

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A family friend has been in a care home for over 12 months - looks like this is going to be permanent :(
A friend of mine has said she'll be eligible for attendance allowance, as it's not means tested, so any of her pension, savings, etc are not taken into account.
My only concern is that any money she gets from attendance allowance, will be taken off her to pay for her care home fees. She has a good personal pension and has recently been assessed and most of her pension goes towards paying care home fees.
Would it be worth while applying for attendance allowance, or would she have it all taken off her to pay care home fees??

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woofgang

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It says here that attendance allowance is not payable when living in residential care unless you are completely self funding. As you are talking about reassessment by the Council it sounds as though that is not the case here. "Going into hospital, residential care or a hospice You or someone acting on your behalf should also tell the DWP (Disability and...

20:38 Sat 11th Nov 2017

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bednobs

"rest assured that the local authority are predominantly concerned with financial recovery " of course they are - its blooming expensive to live in a care home( upwards of £100 per day in this are)

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