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Self-funding placements in a care home
Individuals are entitled to be paid care component of Scottish Adult DLA for the full period they are living in a care home if the full cost of the qualifying services are paid for either:
- entirely by the individual
- partly by the individual and partly by another person such as their child, guardian or a charity. This does not include a local authority in the UK.
- entirely by another person or paid for by a charity, which doesn’t include a local authority anywhere in the UK (Scottish Adult DLA regs, reg. 22(4))
Payment of mobility component can continue as long as the individual is eligible.
Example: Publicly funded personal care while resident in a care home
Free Personal Care is one example of publicly funded care in Scotland. This is available to all adults in Scotland, with eligibility being assessed by the local authority. Therefore, if someone is in receipt of Free Personal Care while residing in a care home, the care home rules in this chapter will apply to their payment of Scottish Adult DLA.
If an individual receives Free Personal Care while residing in their own home, or retirement/sheltered housing, their payment of Scottish Adult DLA will not be impacted.
If an individual is resident in a care home and receives Free Nursing Care only, this will not impact on their payment of Scottish Adult DLA. However, it is unlikely that an individual residing in a care home will receive Free Nursing Care without also receiving Free Personal Care, as eligibility is also assessed by the local authority. More information on Free Personal Care and Nursing Care can be found here: Free personal and nursing care: questions and answers - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).