Establishing Ordinary Residence

If you have not already done so you must confirm ordinary residence status before:

1. Care and Support Planning;
2. Support Planning;
3. Enablement Planning;
4. Providing any equipment.

Care and Support / Support Planning and Equipment Provision

Legally it is the responsibility of the authority to meet the eligible needs of:

1. A person/carer who is ordinarily resident in the area; or
2. A person/carer who is has no settled residence and is present in the area.

Enablement Planning

 Enablement cannot be provided to anyone who is not:

1. Ordinarily resident in the area; or
2. Present in the area but with no settled residence.

Guidance for establishing ordinary residence

See what the Care Act says about Ordinary Residence, including understanding what ordinary residence is, how/when to establish ordinary residence and how/when to meet the needs of those who are not ordinarily resident in the area.

tri.x has developed a tool to support decision making around ordinary residence.

See: Ordinary Residence Decision Support Tool.

Also see the Ordinary Residence Procedure.

After accessing the available information in these procedures you should speak to your line manager if you are unclear about:

1. The ordinary residence status of the person/carer; or
2. Whether to commence further planning or equipment provision based upon ordinary residence status.