Anyone know how much savings ...

[theonlyone]

you can have when you have to be funded by the Social Services to go in to a care home ..I know if you have more than �22.5 K you have fund yourself but what's the limit under that ..it's a complicated system ..a minefield .. tia

[dzug]

The lower limit is �13500.

Savings in between will be deemed to produce an income according to a formula

http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Docume nts/FS10_LA_charging_procedures_for_care_homes .pdf

page 11 in particular is helpful

[theonlyone]

Thanks for that info ..I was told the
lower limit was �11.5 K ...I don't
think an old soldier should have too
pay a bean ..but ..this is the UK ...