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

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).