CONTENTS

Covering note for Circular SWSG7/97

1. Introduction

About this guidance
General
Assessing ability to pay
Collecting Charges from Residents in Independent Homes
Social Security benefits

2. Less dependent residents

Charging for temporary stay

3. Temporary Residents

4. Couples

5. Personal Expenses Allowance

6. Capital

Effect of capital
Beneficial ownership of capital
Treatment of capital
Capital treated as income
Deprivation of capital
Diminishing notional capital

7. Treatment of Property

Property to be taken into account

8. Income Other Than Earnings

General
Income partly disregarded
Charitable and voluntary payments

9. Earnings

What are earnings?
Period over which earning should be taken into account

10. Trust funds

Discretionary trusts
Compensation for personal injury

11. Liability of Relatives

12. Students

Grant income
Covenant income where there is no grant income

13. Transitional Provisions

Annex A Rates of Personal Expenses Allowance/Current Benefit Rates

Annex B Tariff Income from Capital

Annex C National Savings Certificate Values

Annex D Payment of Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance (Care Component)

Annex E Payments of Income Support and Retirement Pension for Periods in Hospital

Annex F Legislation for payment of War Widows Special Payments