Help from the local council if you are ill, injured or have a disability - Do I have to pay for services provided by the local council?

You might have to pay for community care services. This depends on arrangements in your local area as well as your income and savings.

If your local council is paying for the services, you can choose to get money directly from your local authority to choose and buy the services you need yourself through what is known as direct payments. Otherwise, your local authority will pay the care worker directly.

Your council can also support to help meet the cost of making adaptions and changes to your home. For more information, visit our guide on Disabled Facilities Grant.

If you are in work, you might be able to get an Access to Work grant to pay for home improvements to help you enter and stay in work, to help getting to work and other support worker services. For more information, visit our Access to Work section.