This is a generic query and I apologise in advance if it is covered elsewhere...
If we repay the Local Authority for my Dad's full time residential care, is this the same as paying our care home fees and therefore are we right in calling ourselves "self funders"?
This sounds a bit stupid I admit but I'm growing concerned that my Dad is in receipt of a benefit that he should no longer be entitled to. The advice I've seen repeatedly online is that if we pay fees then we can continue to receive said benefit, but I'm wondering if by "paying fees" it means pay fees privately or that we have savings or a house sale or something, which we don't.
Currently, everything he gets (by way of his state pension etc) is ultimately paid back to the local authority on a monthly basis, barring the £26 weekly stipend that is allowed as per the standard regulation from the govt website.
I'm also seeking some advice from Age UK and the CAB, but I just wanted to ask here in case someone has experienced the same concern.
If we repay the Local Authority for my Dad's full time residential care, is this the same as paying our care home fees and therefore are we right in calling ourselves "self funders"?
This sounds a bit stupid I admit but I'm growing concerned that my Dad is in receipt of a benefit that he should no longer be entitled to. The advice I've seen repeatedly online is that if we pay fees then we can continue to receive said benefit, but I'm wondering if by "paying fees" it means pay fees privately or that we have savings or a house sale or something, which we don't.
Currently, everything he gets (by way of his state pension etc) is ultimately paid back to the local authority on a monthly basis, barring the £26 weekly stipend that is allowed as per the standard regulation from the govt website.
I'm also seeking some advice from Age UK and the CAB, but I just wanted to ask here in case someone has experienced the same concern.