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