Sale of mams house

[Mrsa77]

So we are in the process of selling mams home to pay for care. We have been told by the council that she will get to keep £13.500.00 from the sale however I keep reading about the £23.000 threshold can anyone shed any light on this.
House has sold for £65,000 and care home fee is £4225 per month.
Thanks.

 

[nitram]

Ask them for a detailed breakdown.

They may be talking long term where she would be left with the lower limit of £14250, that leaves £750 to be accounted for.

 

[Mrsa77]

Ask them for a detailed breakdown.

They may be talking long term where she would be left with the lower limit of £14250, that leaves £750 to be accounted for.

Thank you. She’s declining so quickly we may not get long term.

 

[Jaded'n'faded]

At £23,500 and above she would be self-funding. When savings go below that, the council start to pay some of the costs but will take her pension, etc. Once she gets down to about £14,500 the council pay all the costs.

 

[Mrsa77]

Ah ok thanks you. She has no other saving it just the house and at £65k before sale fee’s it’s not going to go too far