Non-residential care

Non-residential care is care and support to improve a person's wellbeing that enables them to live independently. 

Non-residential care includes:

• homecare, for example, support with personal care and with tasks around the home
• support that attending a day service can provide
• assistive technologies provided by Careline
• and others

Paying a contribution towards non-residential care

A person may need to pay a contribution towards the non-residential care that they receive.

When a person MAY NOT NEED to pay a contribution

It may be that a person does not require to pay a contribution if any of the below circumstances apply:

• they do not receive Attendance Allowance and nor the care component of Disability Living Allowance and they do receive one of the following:
  • Income Support,
  • Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Jobseekers Allowance or
  • Pension Credit Guarantee
• their income is lower than the living expenses allowance and their savings are less that £23,250
• they are receiving an aftercare service after a compulsory stay in hospital (s117 aftercare).

When a person MAY NEED to pay a contribution

If the person's income is more than the calculated allowance the person may be asked to pay a contribution from any excess towards their personal budget or care costs.

If a person has savings over £23,250 they may be asked to pay the full cost of their care. The savings does not include the value of the home they live in or possessions, however, the value of a second property they own may be included.

Downloadable guidance on paying for non-residential care can be found at the top of this page. 

Day services

Adult Social Care day services in Camden are provided by the Council, Age UK Camden, and Holborn Community Association.

Day services available provide support for older people, people with a learning disability, phyical disability, and mental health needs.

Details of day services, chargeable on a daily rate are available at the top of this page.