Moving between Areas: Ordinary Residence and Continuity of Care
The place where a person normally lives is known as their ‘ordinary residence’.
Local authorities use a person's ordinary residence to decide who's responsible for:
- carrying out their assessments
- funding the care and support needs their eligible for
About the policy
The purpose of this policy is to set out:
- what the council considers when identifying an adult’s ordinary residence
- how the council manages disputes with other local authorities about an adult's ordinary residence
Find out more by reading our Moving between Areas: Ordinary Residence and Continuity of Care (PDF).