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Publication #1415
Reference
CCD13/2004
Name
Deferred payments and other funding arrangements which allow care home residents to delay selling their homes
Categories
Scottish Government
Community Care Circulars
Organization
Scottish Executive
Keywords
NHS
SCOTLAND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
COUNCILS
PAYMENT
RESIDENTIAL CARE
CHARGES
CHARGE EXEMPTIONS
JOINT PLANNING
GUIDELINES
SALES
PROPERTY SALES
Description
Replaces guidance provided in Circular CCD7/2002 on Deferred Payment Agreements and at Annex A:
a) re-affirms the Scottish Executive’s expectation that all local authorities will operate deferred payment schemes to provide eligible residents with the choice not to sell their homes upfront to pay for their care;
b) clarifies the use by local authorities of charging orders under Section 23 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudication Act 1983 (HASSASSA) to recover charges for residential accommodation; and
c) confirms the arrangements through which the Scottish Executive will monitor the uptake of deferred payments agreements (DPAs) and consider the need for additional statutory provisions in support of deferred payment schemes.
a) re-affirms the Scottish Executive’s expectation that all local authorities will operate deferred payment schemes to provide eligible residents with the choice not to sell their homes upfront to pay for their care;
b) clarifies the use by local authorities of charging orders under Section 23 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudication Act 1983 (HASSASSA) to recover charges for residential accommodation; and
c) confirms the arrangements through which the Scottish Executive will monitor the uptake of deferred payments agreements (DPAs) and consider the need for additional statutory provisions in support of deferred payment schemes.
Contact Name
Ms Jinny Hutchison
Contact Email
Contact Address
Head of Community Care Division 1, St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG.
Contact Phone
Created
2004-12-13 00:00:00
Download URL
External Link: https://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/publications/CC2004_13.pdf
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