Local Authority Funding. If at any time the Resident’s Local Authority has agreed to fund the Resident’s residence in the Home but the Local Authority is proposing at any time to pay less than:
Local Authority Funding. If at any time after the Resident’s admission to the Home, the Resident is to receive Local Authority funding towards his or her fees for residence at the Home and that Local Authority funding is, is proposed to be or becomes, for whatever reason, less than the Service Fee for:
Local Authority Funding. 5.3.1 As part of the Local Authority financial assessment process the Resident may be required to contribute towards the cost of their care via the Resident Contribution. Any Resident Contribution amount will form part of the agreement between the Resident, the Local Authority and the Provider.
5.3.2 If there is a change in circumstance and the Resident is unable to meet the Resident Contribution; they must speak to the Home Manager in the first instance. The Local Authority may need to find an alternative Home.
5.3.3 When the Local Authority is assessing the Resident’s financial position, they may, at their absolute discretion, agree to fund the agreed weekly Fees for the first 12 weeks of residency allowing the Resident time to sell their property or make alternative funding arrangements. This is known as a “12-Week Disregard”.
5.3.4 The Local Authority may not meet the full cost of the agreed Fees and the Resident will remain responsible for a Lifestyle Choice Supplement. The Lifestyle Choice Supplement is payable by the Resident or 3rd party contributor.
Local Authority Funding. 7.1 If you become eligible for local authority funding after you have become a resident of the Home, the local authority will pay some or all of our charges. How much the local authority pays is dependent on your personal financial circumstances.
7.2 Where the local authority provides you with sufficient funding to cover all of our charges, we will recover our charges from the local authority.
7.3 It is important to note that, even where a local authority provides funding, it may require a contribution from you, known as the “client contribution”.
7.3.1 Some local authorities will pay us both the local authority contribution and the client contribution. In this case, the local authority will ask you for reimbursement of the client contribution and you are responsible for paying this to the local authority.
7.3.2 Some local authorities only provide us with the local authority contribution and do not pay us the client contribution. In this case, you are responsible for paying the client contribution (as assessed by the local authority) to us.
7.3.3 If you have any queries regarding the level of the client contribution, you should raise these directly with the local authority.
7.4 If you are responsible for paying the client contribution to us and you do not pay it, you will be unable to remain in the Home. We may ask you to leave the Home in accordance with clause 21.4. We will also report your non-payment to the local authority.
Local Authority Funding. If the amount paid by the local authority is not sufficient to meet our Fees (or if a Third Party no longer wishes to pay the Third Party Top Up), then:
Local Authority Funding. If you become eligible to receive funding for your care from a local authority, that body will take over the responsibility for the purchase of your care and accommodation from us (unless you receive a direct payment). The payments that the Local Authority are willing to make are not normally sufficient to cover our full charges and, therefore, we will require a third party to make a top-up payment to enable you to stay in the home if the full fees are not met by the local authority (subject to contract). If the level of such funding (together with any third party top up) does not move you to a different room which is reflective of the level of funding you are eligible to receive, where available. Alternatively if no room is available at the price offered by the local authority and no third party top-up arrangement can be made we will ask you to leave the Home. You acknowledge that, if you are applying for public funding, you will continue to be responsible for paying our fees in full until your application has been completed and the funding has commenced. Further details of how you may become eligible for public funding for your care can be obtained from the Home Manager. You may also be eligible for certain state benefits. We will be able to help you get independent advice on which state benefits you may be eligible for.
