Personal budgets and paying for your care

To qualify for financial support with your care costs, you must be assessed under the Care Act 2014.

The financial assessment is a means-tested process that determines how much you must pay towards the cost of your care and support.

If you receive support from Lewisham Adult Social Care, you are responsible for paying for your care and support. If you cannot afford the full cost, the Council may help cover some or all of it based on a financial assessment.

If you're buying care products or services, it's important to ensure you're getting the right quality and value for money. Here’s how you can make informed choices and protect yourself financially.

What to do if you have money worries.

If you need support with health and social care, we will work with you to make sure the support you receive is tailored to your individual needs.

Detailed information on how the charge for care in your own home is calculated.

If you're buying care products or services there are things you need to think about to make sure you get the right quality and value for money. 

Detailed information on how your charge for living in a care home is calculated.

There are different ways you can pay us for care, after we have sent you an invoice.

If you need to pay for your care but can't access all your money (for example, because it is tied up in a property you own) then a deferred payment agreement might be the right option for you.