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Benefits
Does the person you care for receive any disability benefits?
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Worth exploring so far
· Attendance Allowance - higher rate
· Council Tax Reduction
Example journeys
How people can use The Caring App.
These are examples, not real families. Each one shows a worry, what someone could do here, and what they could come away with. Everyone starts with the free Care Funding Guide.
Example: a daughter whose dad has just come home from hospital
This is an example, not a real family.
What they were worried about
Her dad came home from hospital in England after a fall. Overnight he needed help to wash, dress and get up the stairs, and she was driving over before and after work. A neighbour said families often have to sell the house to pay for care. She could not stop thinking about it.
What they did
One evening at the kitchen table, she answered the free Care Funding Guide questions about his situation. She did not need an account to start.
What they came away with
A short list of support that may be worth exploring, such as Attendance Allowance and an NHS Continuing Healthcare checklist, each in plain words. And a first step: ask the GP or the hospital discharge team whether a checklist had been done. The guide did not tell her what her dad would get. It gave her the right questions.
Example: someone asking about their own care
This is an example, not a real family.
What they were worried about
His care needs had grown slowly over two years, until he could no longer manage on his own. When he was assessed for NHS Continuing Healthcare and told no, the letter felt final. He did not know whether a decision like that could be questioned, and he did not have the energy to find out.
What they did
He worked through the free Care Funding Guide with his decision letter beside him, a few questions at a time.
What they came away with
He learned that a decision like his can be questioned, and the order it happens in: asking the integrated care board to look again, known as local resolution, then an Independent Review Panel if needed. The guide showed him where to find the deadline in his own letter, and his next step: ask for a copy of his assessment. The integrated care board still decides.
Example: a son acting for his mum under a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney
This is an example, not a real family.
What they were worried about
His mum lives in a care home in England, and the fees come out of her savings. Each month he tries not to do the sums. She had been assessed for NHS Continuing Healthcare and the answer was no. He assumed that was the end of it.
What they did
As her attorney, he answered the free Care Funding Guide questions for her, in the car park after a visit.
What they came away with
An understanding that the decision may be worth questioning, and the route: local resolution with the integrated care board, then an Independent Review Panel. Where to find the deadline in her decision letter. Which records are worth gathering, such as care notes, medication records and falls logs. And one next step: ask the care home for her recent notes. None of it says what she will get. The integrated care board decides.
Care Funding Guide
Find out what financial support you may be able to get.
See what you may be able to claim, in under 15 minutes.
UK care funding is complex and scattered across councils, the NHS, and the DWP. The Funding Guide pulls it together into one short conversation, then hands you a summary you can act on the same day.
Covers Attendance Allowance, CHC, PIP and more
Every UK funding stream most families miss.
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