Adult social care charges
For clients who have been financially assessed to pay full cost or choose not to disclose their financial information within 28 days of the care assessment, full cost charges will be applied to care received. Call our charging helpline on 020 8760 5676 for more information.
Maximum charges
Services from private providers
All services arranged but not provided by Croydon council are charged at variable actual cost or assessed contribution, whichever is the lowest.
Services from Croydon council
| Day care, per day |
Price |
|---|
| Day care in-house |
£60.20 |
| Half day |
£30.10 |
| Meals, per meal |
|
|---|
| Hot meals on wheels in the community |
£5.41 |
| Frozen meals on wheels in the community |
£3.71 |
| Hot meals in special sheltered housing |
£5.41 |
| Hot meals in Croydon-run day centres |
£4.28 |
| Frozen meals in Croydon-run day centres |
£3.71 |
| Meals in specified lunch clubs and day centres (Addington Methodist Church, New Addington Good Samaritans, Addiscombe Neighbourhood Care, Boston Road Baptist Church, Salvation Army Corp, St Edmunds, Kenley lunch club) |
£6.49 |
| Special sheltered housing, per week |
Price |
|---|
| Support charge pre-April 2003 |
£64.15 |
| Support charge post-April 2003 |
£73.77 |
| Laundry, up to 2 visits per week |
£8.45 |
| Guests or family stay, per person per night |
£10.71 |
| Sheltered housing Careline plus, per week support charge, post-April 2003 |
£19.61 |
| Croydon Careline services, flat rate |
Price |
|---|
| Standard weekly charge |
£8.05 |
| Pension credit or income support weekly |
£4.91 |
| Additional pendants |
£0.93 |
| Additional sensor |
£3 |
| Telecare service, per week, means tested if eligible |
Price |
|---|
| Care at home |
£13.70 |
| Telecare system 1 |
£27.47 |
| Telecare system 2 |
£41.22 |
| Telecare system 3 |
£54.94 |
| Additional sensor |
£3 |
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In-house respite care, per night
|
£95.32 |
| In-house residential service type, per week |
Price |
|---|
| Standard charge |
£667.28 |
| Standard EMI (elderly mentally infirm) charge |
£783.78
|
| Nursing standard charge (NHS funded nursing care (FNC) rate to be confirmed) |
£667.28 + FNC |
| Nursing EMI (elderly mentally infirm) charge (NHS funded nursing care (FNC) rate to be confirmed) |
£783.78 + FNC |
| Annual charges to self funders; an arrangement fee for arranging care and support on behalf of people who pay for their care and who ask the local authority to arrange their care and support |
£260 per year |