Keeping your social care support when you move

This information applies to England and Wales.

Tell your new local authority and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that you’re going to move.

Contact your local authority (GOV.UK)

Your new local authority should give you a care assessment.

It cannot change your care until you have a new care plan.

You will also have a new financial assessment.

If your benefits change, this may change the amount you contribute for your care.

Your new care plan may be different. If your new plan does not meet your needs, you should appeal.

It may be helpful to ask for copies of the local authority’s needs and financial assessment policies.