Eligibility determination for the Care Act 2014
Version 1 published: January 2015
The aim of this guide is to build on the Care Act statutory guidance by outlining what local authorities need to consider when making an eligibility determination, using the national eligibility criteria. This is a living document and will be updated to highlight good practice in using the Care Act eligibility criteria as it develops.
At present, the guide summarises the process and key elements to consider in relation to making an eligibility determination for an adult requiring care. It brings useful resources together in one place, such as the Skills for Care training material.
It should be read in conjunction with The Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2014, with Chapter 6 of the Care Act statutory guidance (‘Assessment and eligibility’) and with the other SCIE products on eligibility.
For brevity and simplicity, the term ‘individual’ is used throughout this guide to refer to an adult with care and support needs or a carer with support needs.
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Key messages
Key messages from the guide 'Eligibility.'
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Definition
Information on desired and eligibility outcomes.
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Outcomes listed in the eligibility regulations
Outcomes for adults with care and support needs and carers with support needs
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How is wellbeing understood?
Information on the 'wellbeing' concept and how it relates to a number of areas in particular.
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Eligibility outcomes for adults with care and support needs
Find out about eligibility outcomes, what to consider and examples of circumstances affecting the ability to achieve each outcome.
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Eligibility outcomes for carers with support needs
Find out about eligibility outcomes for carers with support needs, what to consider and examples of circumstances affecting the ability to achieve each outcome.
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Eligibility criteria for adults with care and support needs
The three conditions that local authorities must consider when determining eligibility.
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Eligibility criteria for carers with support needs
Carers can be eligible for support in their own right. The three conditions that local authorities must consider when determining carer eligibility.
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What does significant mean?
Examples of what significant impact could mean.
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How to make an eligibility determination
Key elements to consider, using knowledge and information during the assessment, applying the national eligibility criteria, priniciples of risk and decision-making.
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After eligibility determination
What local authorities must do once an eligibility determination has been carried out.
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Implications for practioners of the national threshold
Lists key changes in the way eligibility is determined under the Care Act.
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Support for all
Support for all adults/carers: eligible, ineligible and those who have not approached social services.
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Checklist
Checklist of core duties for local authorities.
Download
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Available downloads:
- Care Act 2014: Eligibility determination for the Care Act 2014