Hi,
In Section 1.026 of Dept of Health Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide there is a link to a form for Customer's Consent to the DWP Disclosing their Benefit Entitlement Information to the LA for Community Care Assessment Purposes.
I cannot get that link to work but a search of the internet turned up the form below - as a last resort we will use this if we cannot obtain the information from the person. Do any other local authorities use the form below and is it still current?
Customer's details: Full name
National Insurance number
Date of birth
.. Customer's Consent To be completed by the customer and forwarded to the appropriate pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office I agree to The Pension Service/Jobcentre Plus passing details of the rate of my benefit and, where necessary, the components of that rate, to the Social Services/Social Work Department of
. Local Authority for the purposes of assessing my contribution to my cost of my care only. I agree that The Pension Service/Jobcentre Plus may pass details of the rate of my benefit and, where necessary, the components of that rate, to the Social Services/Social Work Department of
. Local Authority for the purposes of assessing my contribution to my cost of my care only, on a continuing basis. I understand that I may withdraw my consent to the supply of information regarding my benefit entitlement at any time by notifying, in writing, my local Jobcentre Plus office or pension centre. Signed
(resident or their legal representative) Date
10 April 2005
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