Help with NHS Continuing Healthcare funding
If your relative has significant health needs, the NHS may pay for all of their care through NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). CHC Funding Support helps families in England apply for CHC funding, challenge a refusal and claim back care fees they've already paid.
- A free check with no sign-up
- For families anywhere in England
What do you need help with?
Families come to us for help with CHC funding at different stages. Pick the one closest to yours to see the CHC advocacy we offer for it.
Care is needed now
Your relative needs a lot of care, and the Checklist (the NHS's short screening form) or a full assessment is due, or should be.
See assessment supportThe NHS said no
A letter says your relative isn't eligible. A case review gives you our view on whether an appeal is worth it.
See the case reviewWe paid fees the NHS may owe
You paid for care since April 2012 that the NHS may have owed, even if your relative has since died.
See how to claim fees backNot sure yet
See whether a full assessment looks worth asking for.
Try the free checkHow we help with CHC funding
From the first check to the decision letter, here's what happens when you ask us for help.
Free check
Answer 18 short questions about the care your relative needs and see the result straight away.
FreeA short call
We'll call you back to go through the result and tell you whether we think there's a case to make.
FreeA written quote
If you'd like our help, you'll get a written quote with the full total for each stage. Nothing starts until you agree to it.
The work
We'll ask for the care records and match the evidence to the areas of need the NHS looks at. We'll write to the integrated care board (ICB), the NHS body that decides funding in your area, and prepare you for each meeting.
The decision
The ICB makes the decision, and we'll go through the letter with you. If the answer is no, we'll tell you in writing whether an appeal looks worth it.
Our services and prices
You can use us as your CHC advocate for a single stage or for the whole case.
Case review
£495fixed price, taken off the next stage
- We read the decision letter and care notes
- A call to go through what we found
- A written opinion on the best next step
Assessment support
£2,495for one full assessment
Pay half when we start and half after the assessment meeting.
- Records matched to the 12 areas of need
- A written evidence report before the meeting
- We attend the meeting by video or phone
Appeals
from £2,995agreed after a case review
Pay half when each stage starts and half after its meeting.
- Local resolution, the first stage of an appeal, with the ICB
- The Independent Review Panel, if needed, by a separate quote
Claim back care fees
20%of money recovered, including interest, capped at £15,000
- We ask for the care records
- We build and run the claim for you
- You pay only if money comes back
We also help at the Checklist stage and with review meetings once funding is in place. You'll find those, and how each price is charged, on our full price list.
Why families choose us
Each of these is something you can check for yourself before you decide.
- Every price is published, with a starting price where the work depends on the case.
- The same small team runs your case from the first call to the last letter.
- If we don't think there's a case, we'll tell you in writing before you pay for the next stage.
- Our fixed prices are lower than Beacon's published prices for its nearest services, checked on 12 November 2026.
How our prices compare
Here's how our case review and assessment support prices sit next to Beacon CHC and Compass CHC, two other firms that help families with CHC.
| Service | CHC Funding Support | Beacon CHC | Compass CHC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case review | £495 | £1,920 (Expert Analysis) | No prices published |
| Assessment support | £2,495 | £4,800 (Assessment Advocacy), or £7,200 with Evidence Review | Some reviewers report about £7,000 to £8,000 for its records report |
Beacon: published prices from its fees page at beaconchc.co.uk, read 12 November 2026, with VAT at 20% added because Beacon adds VAT to its fees. Compass publishes no prices. Where we show a Compass figure, it's what some reviewers on Trustpilot say they paid (review 1, review 2, read 12 November 2026). A quote from Compass may be different.
Compass's figure is for its records report before an assessment.
What is CHC funding?
CHC funding, or NHS Continuing Healthcare, is ongoing care that the NHS arranges and pays for in full. It's for adults whose care needs are mainly health needs, which the National Framework (the government's rules for CHC) calls a primary health need. It can be given anywhere, including a care home or the person's own home. It isn't means tested, so savings and income don't affect the decision. In England, the Checklist usually comes first. A full assessment using the Decision Support Tool (DST) follows if the Checklist is positive, and it looks at 12 areas of need. The ICB then decides.
Source: National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, Department of Health and Social Care, July 2022 revision.
Who we are
CHC Funding Support is an independent service. We're not part of the NHS, and we're not solicitors or clinicians.
If a complex case needs a clinical opinion, we'll buy one in and agree the cost with you first. If a case ever needs court action, we'll tell you to speak to a solicitor. You can read more about who we are and how we work.
Questions families ask first
Who can help me with CHC funding?
You can get help for free, or pay someone to take the case on. Beacon CHC says it runs a free advice service funded by NHS England, and charities such as Age UK publish free guides. If you'd rather hand the work to someone, you can pay an advocacy firm like us or a solicitor. If you have the time and energy, it's worth trying the free help first.
What does a CHC advocate do?
A CHC advocate helps a family through the NHS Continuing Healthcare process and speaks up for the person who needs care. That usually means getting the care records and matching the evidence to the areas of need the assessment looks at. An advocate also prepares the family for meetings, checks the forms are filled in properly and writes to the integrated care board (ICB). The ICB, the NHS body for your area, still makes the decision.
How much does help with CHC funding cost?
The free check and the first call cost nothing. A case review costs £495 and comes off the price of the next stage. Assessment support is £2,495 for one full assessment. Appeals start from £2,995, with a written quote. A past fees claim costs 20% of money recovered, including interest, capped at £15,000, and there's nothing to pay if no money comes back.
Do I have to pay anyone to apply for CHC?
No. You can ask for an assessment yourself, and the NHS doesn't charge for the Checklist, the full assessment or an appeal. The care team, the GP or the integrated care board can tell you how to get a Checklist done. Paid help is there if you'd rather someone who knows the rules did the work, or if the NHS has already said no.
Can you help if my relative has died?
Yes. If your relative paid for care that the NHS should have funded, you may be able to claim those fees back after their death. Government guidance, updated in March 2025, says these claims should generally cover care from 1 April 2012 onwards. You'll need to show that you're the executor or administrator of the estate. We can look at whether a claim seems worth making and run it for you.
Is there CHC help near me?
We work with families anywhere in England by phone, video call, email and post. It doesn't matter where you live or where the care is. Most of the work is reading records and writing to the integrated care board, which we can do from anywhere. If a meeting needs someone there in person, we'll quote the travel before we agree it.
Do you help families outside England?
No, we only help with CHC in England. Scotland replaced NHS Continuing Healthcare with Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care from 1 June 2015. Wales has its own framework. If the care is in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, the local health board, council or trust can explain how funding works there.
Start with the free check
It shows which areas of your relative's care stand out.
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