After your financial assessment, we will calculate how much, if anything, you will need to contribute towards the cost of your care.

We will consider the following.

• Your income
• Your capital
• Your property (but not the home you live in)
• Any disability-related expenses and housing-related expenses
• Personal allowance (also called the ‘minimum income guarantee’) - This is the amount of your income that we don’t count when working out your contribution. It covers normal day-to-day living costs, such as for food, utility bills (gas, electricity and so on), clothing and personal spending.

We will tell you if you need to pay a contribution towards the cost of your care and give you a written record of your assessment.

Reassessments

Each year we will look again at the amount you have to pay as your contribution towards the cost of your care. We will take account of any increases in the State Pension, your benefits, any other income you receive and certain expenses.

We may be able to get all the financial information we need for the reassessment from the Department for Work and Pensions. If we can do this, you will not need to provide any further evidence.

As part of the reassessment, you can ask us to review your disability-related expenses if there have been any changes. You can also ask us to review your contribution if your financial situation has changed.

If we need any further information, we will contact you by phone or in writing to let you know what we need.

Please let us know of any changes to your financial circumstances (your income, capital and other assets) as this may affect your contribution.