Get support paying for your care
Funding your care can be daunting but there are several ways you can get support with paying for your care some are listed below, if you have any questions please give us a call and one of the team will be happy to support you with your options and signpost you how to access the correct support.
Serve Homecare is an approved provider with Hertfordshire County Council, if you feel you may be eligible for support with your care, or your care is fully funded please contact 0300 1234 042 or complete a self-referral online.
Continuing Healthcare Needs support from the NHS.
You may be entitled to Continuing Healthcare Needs support from the NHS which covers some, or all of your care costs. Your eligibility depends on your assessed needs, and not on any particular diagnosis or condition:
What help is needed
How complex these needs are
How intense or severe these needs can be
How unpredictable they are, including any risks to the person’s health if the right care isn’t provided at the right time
Direct payments for adults
One more way to get funds to pay for your care. For more info click here.
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Depending on the benefits that you are claiming, you may be entitled to receive either a discount or exemption to your council tax. Additionally, if you have had to make any modifications to your home, to help give you a better quality of life, then you should not have to pay any extra council tax.
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If you have mobility issues and have trouble getting around or undertaking everyday tasks you may be entitled to claim for a Personal Independence Payment, or sometimes called a PIP. This benefit has replaced the disability living allowance for people aged 16 to 64. See details of the attendance allowance below if you are aged over 65.
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Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount.
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Once you reach State Pension Age, and assuming you many have made the necessary national insurance contributions over your working life, you will be entitled to receive a State Pension. The amount you get will depend on how much you have paid in national insurance contributions.
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If you are over 65 and need some support with ongoing personal care or if you have a disability which means that you need regular supervision to avoid putting yourself in danger you may be entitled to claim the Attendance Allowance. The ability to claim an attendance allowance is not based on the care that you currently receive but the care that you need. Therefore, even if you do not currently receive any support from a carer, you may still be entitled to make a claim.
How much you are entitled to claim depends on whether you need carer support in the day or in the night.