QUALIFYING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNDING FOR CARE COSTS
If you have savings and assets of more than the amount in this table, you’ll have to pay for your own care: Region Savings threshold for local authority funding in 2019/20 England £23,350 Wales £24,000 (care at home) or £50,000 (care in a care home) Scotland £27,250 Northern Ireland £23,250 Even if your income and savings are above this limit, you still have the right to a care needs assessment, regardless of your financial situation. Your local authority or trust might still take some of your income if you’re below these limits