Home Help in New Haw: Costs, Funding and 110 Local Agencies (Oct 2026)

Home help: the usual tasks

Cleaning, laundry, ironing and changing beds
Shopping and collecting prescriptions
Preparing meals
Post, bills and appointments
Company and trips out

Washing, dressing and medication are personal care, which must come from a CQC-registered home care agency.

Who provides home help

Choose a home care agency if personal care may be needed later, because the same carers can take it on. For housework alone, a cleaner or a local help-at-home scheme may cost less, though these are not CQC-regulated. Ask local charities and Surrey council what low-cost services exist. Asking Surrey council for an assessment.

How people pay for home help

Most people pay privately, by the hour. Surrey council can fund practical help only where it is part of meeting eligible needs after an assessment, which housework alone rarely is. Many older people use Attendance Allowance to cover it. More: home help for the elderly and the difference between home help and home care.

New Haw's agencies in figures

In New Haw, 87% of agencies support people with dementia (96 of 110); the Surrey figure is 84%. One rating goes back to December 2017: Home Instead Guildford and Woking. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered HEALTHQO CARE PROFESSIONALS LTD in October 2026, the newest on this list. On their CQC registrations, 92 of 110 list physical disabilities, 48 of 110 list learning disabilities and 58 of 110 list mental health conditions. 88% of rated agencies covering New Haw are Good or Outstanding, compared with 91% of those rated among the 1,090 we list across Surrey. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 15% covering New Haw, 22% across Surrey. Surrey has 16 Outstanding agencies in total; covering New Haw the figure is 5. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, New Haw comes 3rd of 7 (59%), with Weybridge top at 64%.

Paying for home help in New Haw: typical prices

Typical 2026 prices across England
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

Surrey County Council's own rates: £24.87 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £952.38 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £988.04 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

What families ask about home help in New Haw

Which agencies provide home help in New Haw?

CQC does not record which agencies provide home help. 110 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of New Haw; 65 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides home help.

What does home help cost in New Haw?

Home help is usually charged by the hour, at or a little below the local rate for visiting care. Ask each agency for its hourly rate, minimum visit length and any weekend charges in writing.

Can I get home help from the council?

Sometimes, if Surrey council's care needs assessment finds eligible needs and practical help is part of meeting them. Help with housework alone often does not qualify, so many people use Attendance Allowance, which is not means-tested, to pay privately.

Is home help the same as home care?

No. Home help is practical help with housework, shopping and errands. Home care, or personal care, includes help with washing, dressing, eating and medication, and must be provided by an agency registered with the Care Quality Commission.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering New Haw have?

CQC rates 65 of 74 as Good or Outstanding, or 88%. Recent evidence: 20 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 96.

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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.

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