Information and advice about welfare rights, funding and benefits
For information on funding for support, here are some useful guides:
NHS guide on getting a needs assessment
NHS guide on the financial assessment/means test for social care
NHS guide to carer assessments
Age UK guides to care needs assessment and financial assessment
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/care/arranging-care/care-needs-assessment/
And https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/care/paying-for-care/financial-assessment/
NHS Continuing Care Funding assessment
https://www.carehomeselection.co.uk/factsheets/nhs-continuing-care-funding-assessment/
Commentary on the difficulties of care assessments
https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2018/09/26/funding-panel-policies-testing-limits-care-act/
The Care Act: assessment and eligibility
https://www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014/assessment-and-eligibility/
How the Care Act 2014 will shape assessment and support planning – a legal opinion
For more information on finance and benefits, please see entries on the Local Autism Directory.