Key facts
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Key
Facts:
Hugh James currently represents
over 750 people claiming they have been wrongly charged nursing
care fees in England and Wales and have recovered over £8 million
in wrongly paid nursing home fees to date.
- If you are eligible for
NHS Continuing Healthcare, you do not make any contribution towards
the long term care fees. The NHS pays the whole cost and it applies
if a person is in hospital, care home or in their own home.
- If a person is not
assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Health care and has capital
over £23,000 (£22,000 in Wales), they have to pay for all the care
fees.
- If you have capital
between £14,000 and £23,000 (£20,075 and £22,000 in Wales) you will
have to contribute towards the cost of care.
- When you fall below
£14,000 (£20.075 in Wales) you do not have to pay fees from your
assets, but income from pensions and benefits must be paid towards
the care fees.
- The average weekly cost
for care, per person, is £600. As an example, if 500 people
have been incorrectly paying for care for one year, then they are
owed approximately £15m in total.
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