Applicable from April 2023
This is the Contribution Policy of Angus Council / Angus Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) for support and care at home. It explains how we will determine how much a person may have to pay towards the cost of their support package.
The policy is intended to help supported people, families and carers, as well as staff and providers, to understand how the Council will calculate the charges that a person may have to pay.
The policy also describes the principles on which the Contributions Policy is based, and the types of support that the policy covers.
In addition, the policy explains the financial assessment process used to determine individual contributions, and how these contributions are calculated, including the income and allowances that are taken into account. It further sets out how people can appeal the amount they pay if they deem that this will cause them exceptional financial hardship, and where and how information on the contributions policy and the processes involved can be found.
1.1 Legislation
This policy does not apply to permanent admissions to a care home where charging is governed by The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 with guidance provided by the Scottish Government’s Charges for Residential Accommodation Guidance (CRAG).
Non-residential care services support individuals to live at home and be as independent as possible. These services are provided following an assessment of need and are identified to assist individuals to meet their identified outcomes.
The legal basis for charging non-residential social care services is the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, (as amended) and Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.
Further information is available at legislation.gov.uk - Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002
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