03. Who pays if I get care in my home?

Councils should give you some services free of charge. If you have been kept in hospital because of a mental illness or disorder and you need care when you come out ('aftercare'), you cannot, in certain cases, be asked to pay for that care. Any help or extra help that you get as part of 'intermediate care' should also be free. Otherwise, you may have to pay for your services.

Councils must not take your financial circumstances into account when deciding what you will get. And your friends or family cannot be made to pay for your care - only the person getting the care can be charged.