Paying for adult social care services
Whatever your circumstances we can carry out an adult social care assessment of your care needs. There is no charge for an assessment and our advice is free.
We do have to charge for some care services. The amount you have to pay depends on how much you can afford. We work this out with a financial assessment, where we look at your income and expenses. Depending on your financial circumstances, you may have to pay the full cost of your care services. If you pay the full cost of your care, you are known as a self-funder.
Even if you think you don't qualify for any financial help, it's still a good idea to contact us for a care assessment. This can help you find out about the type of care you need and the care options available.
Visit our pages about applying for services or advice for self-funders for more information.
Or, for free advice about charges and how we work out what you need to pay, please contact the financial assessment team:
Or download our factsheet:
Also in this section
- How do I pay
- Details of how to pay for services that we provide, following an assessment.
- Direct payments
- If you can arrange your own help and support, we could give you the money to pay for it.
- Can someone pay on my behalf?
- Payments for services such as home care, residential care and meals on wheels can be made by anyone. You should contact your service provider to arrange the payment details.
- How your contributions are worked out
- Details about third party payments, 12 week property disregard and what happens if your capital falls below £23,250.
- Managing your financial affairs
- If you are worried about what will happen to your financial affairs if you become ill, have an accident, or you no longer have the mental capacity to look after your own affairs, you can give someone power of attorney to do this for you.
- Moving into and out of East Sussex
- Information for clients wanting to move into or out of East Sussex and receive a service from adult social care.
- Non-payment to a service provider
- If you are a service provider and having difficulty receiving client contributions for their care, you can ask our debt management team for help.
