Guidance on Charging for Residential Accommodation | Department of Health

If you need to go into residential accommodation you may have to make a contribution to the cost of your care.

This section provides information on how Trusts calculate how much you can pay.

Documents

Circular HSC (CHU) 1/2024: Charges for Residential Accommodation 2024/25 - Effective from Monday 8 April 2024
PDF (84 KB)

Guidance - Continuing Healthcare in Northern Ireland - 18 May 2022
PDF (406 KB)

Circular HSC (ECCU) 1/2021 - Continuing Healthcare in Northern Ireland
PDF (220 KB)

Circular HSC (ECCU) 1/2019:- Introduction of The Social Security (Infected Blood and Thalidomide) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
PDF (453 KB)

Circular HSC (ECCU) 4/2017: Changes to the Social Fund and the introduction of Discretionary Support
PDF (97 KB)

HSC (ECCU) 3/2017: Introduction of Universal Credit
PDF (176 KB)

Circular HSC (ECCU) 1/2017: War Pension Scheme – War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement.
PDF (162 KB)

Circular HSC (ECCU) 2/2016 Circular notifying of the Introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
PDF (134 KB)

HPSS Payments for Nursing Care Circular.ECCU 1/2006 - HPSS Payments for Nursing Care provide a contribution to the cost of providing nursing care for those residents who are assessed as needing nursing care and are responsible for the full cost of care
PDF (520 KB)

HPSS Payments for Nursing Care Information Leaflet - This information booklet provides advice on who is eligible for HPSS Payments for Nursing Care and how to apply if you think you are eligible
PDF (160 KB)

Care Management,Provision of Services and Charging Guidance - This circular provides guidance on the process of assessing complex needs,arranging and monitoring appropriate care and the relevant charging policy
PDF (1.1 MB)

Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG) 2015 - This document provides guidance on charging for residential accommodation Amended 2015
PDF (2.1 MB)

Free Personal Care Report - This report outlines the estimated cost of the introduction of free personal for care home residents
PDF (613 KB)

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