Information & advice

This factsheet explains how being part of a couple can affect a care home resident’s eligibility for local authority assistance with care home fees and both partners’ eligibility for social security benefits during the period in care.

N.B. This factsheet should be read alongside Age Concern’s other factsheets on care home charging and benefits‚ particularly Factsheet 10‚ Paying for permanent residential care.

The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2009 – March 2010. Capital limits and other figures are expected to increase again in April 2010‚ but rules and figures sometimes change during the year.

This factsheet describes the situation in England. There are differences in the rules for funding care in a care home in Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. Readers in these nations should contact their respective national Age Concern offices for information specific to where they live.

Further information

Please download Factsheet 39 from the top right of this page for detailed information.

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