Financial and legal information

The financial assessment for social care and who is eligible for funding help.

People living with dementia, or caring for someone with dementia, may be eligible for some benefits.

The reductions, discounts and exemptions people affected by dementia may be eligible for.

A personal budget is money provided by your local authority to meet care and support needs. This is only available in England.

NHS continuing healthcare is a package of care arranged and funded by the NHS.

Help available if you are worried about bills or are struggling financially.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards protect those who are receiving care and support in such a way that it limits their freedom.

A lasting power of attorney lets someone with dementia choose someone, or several people, to make decisions for them in the future if they were unable to.

Deputyship is for when decisions need to be made for someone that has lost the ability to make certain decisions for themselves and there is no lasting power of attorney in place.

How to keep yourself and others safe, and who to contact if you are concerned about someone who may be at risk.

Sometimes, the law allows a person with serious mental health needs, which can include dementia, to be detained in hospital against their will, so they receive a vital assessment or treatment when other routes have failed.

People with dementia may lose mental capacity and become unable to make some decisions. The Act protects people’s decision-making rights when they do and don’t have capacity to make a decision.

What care assessments are and how people with dementia, and their carers, can access them.