If you're moving into a residential or nursing home, or you're getting care at home, we'll make sure you only pay as much as you can afford for your care.
To find out how much you can afford, we'll do a financial assessment.
You can apply for a financial assessment using our online form.
As part of the assessment, you'll need to provide evidence. You can attach it to the online form. You can take photos of your evidence, as long as we can read everything on the document.
This page will tell you about the evidence you’ll need to send, so you can prepare everything before you start the form.
We strongly recommend that you sign up for a MyMiddlesbrough account first. This will let you save the form and come back to it later if you need to.
Please note, when we say 'you' on this page, we mean the person who is getting care. If you're filling in the form on behalf of someone else, we will refer to them as the 'client' on the form.
If you're acting on someone's behalf
If you're filling in the form on someone else's behalf, you'll need to prove that you have permission.
You'll need to show evidence that you:
- are their appointee - you'll need to upload a copy of a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions
- have lasting or enduring power of attorney - you'll need to upload a copy of the document confirming power of attorney
- are managing their affairs in another way - you'll need to explain what this is and upload a copy of a letter confirming that they're happy with this arrangement