Charging for non-residential services

If you have savings that you hold jointly with your partner, we will assume you have equal shares.

Savings over £23,250 - you will be required to pay the rate set by the council for the services you receive.

Savings between £14,250 and £23,250 - you will have to pay £1 a week for every £250 or part of £250 of your savings. This is called Tariff Income.

Example:  If you have £15,000 savings, £14,250 is disregarded and tariff income of £3 per week is considered as income.

Tariff Income is meant to represent an amount that a person with savings over a certain limit should be able to contribute towards their care costs, not the interest earning capacity of those savings.

Savings under £14,250 - the amount you pay will depend on your financial assessment.