What are disability related expenses

When you pay for your care, Norfolk County Council looks at how much you can afford to pay. This is called a financial assessment.

Some people have to pay for extra things because of their disability or care needs. We call these disability related expenses.

You can make a claim for disability related expenses if the items you claim for meet all of our 5 rules. We follow rules so that our decisions are fair.

The 5 rules are:

1. You must get disability benefits like:

• Attendance Allowance
• Disability Living Allowance (Care Component)
• Personal Independence Payment (Daily Living Component)
   

2. The cost is necessary. This means these are things you need, not just things you want.

3. The cost is reasonable. This means the cost is fair for what you are buying.

4. You need these things because of your disability or illness.

5. You are not already getting money towards the cost from somewhere else. This might be mobility payments or from the National Health Service.

Find out what costs you can claim as disability related expenses