Benefits that can be paid if you live in a care home
If you get any of the benefits listed below, the amount you get for yourself will not change if you live in a care home.
However, if you get any extra money in the benefit for another person, for example for a child or your partner, it is important for you to get advice about your situation. If you have a partner, it may be better for them to make their own claim for a benefit. You can use our Find an Adviser tool to find a local adviser.
If you pay all of your care home fees yourself, or the local authority is temporarily paying your care home fees for you while you sell a property and you are going to repay them once the property is sold, you can still get the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) care component, Personal Independence Payment daily living component or Attendance Allowance.
Updated: April 2018