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Submit your financial assessment (means test)
Download the financial assessment form and where to send it and your supporting documents.
Download the assessment form
Make sure you have all the information you need before you start the assessment. You’ll need to print it off and complete it by hand.
When to complete it
You should complete the form and send us your supporting documents within 14 days of us asking you to.
If we don't receive your completed assessment and all supporting documents within this timeframe, you'll be charged the full cost for any care you are receiving.
Get help to complete the assessment
A friend or family member can help you with the assessment, as long as they have your permission and you sign the form yourself.
If you need someone to complete the assessment and sign it on your behalf, you can ask:
Declaring your financial resources
It is illegal to give away assets to avoid charges for social care. As part of the financial assessment, we’ll ask you about assets you own or have recently owned.
You must tell us if you have, in the last 7 years:
- given gifts or loans of more than £500 to anyone
- owned or sold any property
- disposed of any other assets like land, shares or investments
If you do not tell us about an asset, and we find out, we will review your assessment to include that asset. This could mean that we need to make a backdated charge.
Where to send your completed form
Email your completed assessment and supporting documents to:
asc.financialassessments@kingston.gov.uk
Post
Post your completed assessment and supporting documents to:
Adult Social Care Finance Team
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Guildhall 2
Kingston
KT1 1EU
Our charging policy
Our charging policy explains the legal context of charging for adult social care services, and how different types of services and support are charged.
Read our Charging Policy in full for Adult Social Care (PDF, 403.5 KB)
Getting the results
We’ll write to you within 2 weeks of receiving your financial assessment and documents to let you know the result.
The letter will tell you how much you will pay each week and provide a full breakdown of how we worked it out. We’ll review the amount you pay each year.