Health & Social Care Funding - Eligibility, Funding Options & Challenging Decisions

Introduction

With the Casey Commission Report now expected in 2027, health and social care funding reform is firmly back on the agenda. Yet the rules surrounding who pays for care remain widely misunderstood, with media coverage and public expectations often creating confusion for clients and their families.

Clients may assume that care will be provided free of charge, only to discover that they or a relative may be expected to contribute towards the cost. For practitioners, the complexities can become particularly acute when advice is first sought during a crisis, with families needing urgent help to understand their options and challenge funding decisions.

This practical new virtual classroom seminar will provide a clear grounding in the fundamentals of health and social care funding. It will explore the different routes to statutory funding, the eligibility criteria that apply and how funding decisions operate in practice. You will also gain practical insight into identifying when a decision may be challenged and how to approach disputes over care funding.

Register today to strengthen your understanding of the health and social care funding framework and develop practical strategies for advising clients facing difficult or unexpected care funding decisions.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• When clients should not have to pay for care - establishing eligibility for Section 117 Mental Health Act aftercare and NHS Continuing Healthcare funding
• Social care funding and means testing - understanding eligibility criteria and how financial assessments operate
• Care at home vs care in a care home - key differences in funding arrangements and practical implications
• Property disregards and care funding assessments - when property can be disregarded and when its value must be taken into account
• Challenging unfavourable funding decisions - strategies for challenging inadequate funding awards, including care home top-up payments
• Deprivation of assets - understanding the rules and responding to allegations that assets have been deliberately deprived
• Maintaining care funding awards - practical steps for securing and retaining health or social care funding in the longer term
• Practical case studies - applying the funding rules to real-world scenarios and client situations

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.