Care homes, hospital or similar institutions and short- term assistance

Short-term assistance is a payment available to individuals challenging a determination on an ongoing award of assistance. This includes re-determinations and appeals.

The value of short term assistance is the difference between the value of assistance before the determination and the current rate. Payment of short-term assistance lasts for the duration of the re-determination or appeal.

An individual whose daily living or mobility components have been reduced to £nil because they are in a care home, a hospital or similar institution is not entitled to short-term assistance (ADP Regs, Schedule 2, Part 1, Paragraph 1(6)).