Adult Social Care Contributions Policy 2024 - 13. Self-funders and charges for arranging social care services

Where following a financial assessment, an adult is found to have sufficient funds to meet the full cost of their care themselves (savings or capital more than the Upper Capital Limit), this person is known as a self-funder and must pay the full cost of the social care services. 

The adult/their representative will be offered information and advice on what options are available to them including how to arrange their own care. The adult/their representative is also entitled to ask the Council to commission and organise care and support services. 

The Care Act 2014 allows the Council to recover its costs in providing a service to an adult who is regarded as a self-funder. The Council at this point has decided not to exercise its power in charging additionally for the cost of arranging services. This decision is currently under review. 

The self-funder by accepting a managed service, accepts that their social care charge will be based upon the cost of your support plan agreed by Social care practitioner and not the actual care delivered.