Applications made while residing in a care home or hospital

If an individual is living in a care home their entitlement to ADP can begin while they remain resident there. However, while they are entitled to receive payment for the mobility component of ADP, entitlement to receive payment for the daily living component won’t begin until the day they leave the care home. The exceptions described in the Exceptions section apply in this circumstance (ADP regs, Reg.32 (1) and (2)).

If an individual aged 18 or over is in hospital on the day entitlement to ADP begins, their eligibility can begin, but the eligibility to receive payment of either component won’t begin until the day after they are discharged from hospital. The exceptions described in the Exceptions section apply in this circumstance (ADP regs, Reg.32 (1) and (2)).

If the individual returns to a care home or hospital after 28 days from their previous period ending, their entitlement to payment of the daily living component and mobility component is affected in the same way as described in the section Effect on entitlement of an individual spending time in care homes, hospitals or hospices.