Financial Assessment

Income and Assessment Team

If your needs assessment shows us that you are eligible for Council Social Care services, your social worker will arrange for a Visiting Officer to come and work out how much you can afford to pay towards the cost of your care. We call this a Financial Assessment. The Visiting Officer will help you to complete a Financial Assessment Form, and will also help you to claim any benefits that you may be entitled to but are not already claiming. You can have a family member or friend with you to help explain things to.

The Visiting Officer will normally be able to tell you by the end of the visit how much you will be required to pay for your service(s). If you need pay a contribution, the Visiting Officer will leave with you a contribution letter that gives you a breakdown of the charges you will have to pay.

The amount you pay will be reviewed every April, but if there are any changes in your circumstances in the meantime, you will need to tell us.

You can find full details about our charges, and how we work out what you have to pay, in our charging policy booklets:

Community Care Charges

Community Care Charges for People Living at Home – Charging Policy 2008-2009.

Charging for Residential and Nursing Home Care

Eligibility
An assessment of your care needs and associated risks to your independence will have shown that you are eligible for Council Social Care Services.

Required Customer Information
Proof of Benefits and Pensions.
Bank Statements.
ISA, Stocks, Shares.
Capital and Investments.

Service Level Agreement and Turnaround

More information about this service

Contact Us

Address:
Swan Annexe,
219 - 221 High Street,
Ponders End,
Enfield,
EN3 4DX
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Telephone:
020 8379 1000

Fax:
020 8379 8019

Textphone:
020 8379 6551

Typetalk:
18002 020 8379 8063

Opening Hours:
9:00am – 5:00pm Mondays – Fridays

Useful Links

Needs Assessment

Direct Payments