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Home Care Funding Checker

Six quick questions to see which kinds of funding the person you care for could be entitled to — from Attendance Allowance to NHS Continuing Healthcare. Start with your details, then answer the questions to see your results straight away.

Funding Checker

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone number

Postcode of the person needing care

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1. Is the person who needs care over State Pension age?

Over State Pension age

Under State Pension age

2. Because of an illness or disability, do they need help or supervision?

No, they manage on their own

Yes, during the day

Yes, during the night

Yes, both day and night

3. Has a doctor or nurse said they may be in the last year of life?

Yes

No

Prefer not to say

4. Are their needs mainly health-related and complex?

Yes, several of these apply

One or two, or getting worse quickly

No, mostly everyday help

Not sure

5. Roughly how much do they have in savings and investments?

Less than £14,250

£14,250 to £23,250

More than £23,250

Not sure

6. Does a family member or friend care for them, unpaid, for 35 hours a week or more?

Yes

Yes, but less than 35 hours

No

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