How much does home care cost in the City of Edinburgh council area?

Personal care at home is free in Scotland where a council assessment says it is needed, whatever your age or savings, so the real question is what any further hours cost. None of the 304 services in the City of Edinburgh council area publish a price, so you get a figure by ringing them. The Homecare Association puts the 2026-27 minimum a provider must charge at £34.42 an hour, or about £481.88 a week for two half-hour visits a day.

Will the council pay for home care in the City of Edinburgh council area?

Personal care at home is free in Scotland. If your council's care needs assessment says you need help with washing, dressing, using the toilet, eating, medication or moving around, the council does not charge for it, whatever your age, income or savings. Nursing care from the NHS at home is free too. Help that is not personal care, such as housework, shopping and changing beds, can be charged for, at a rate your council sets after a financial assessment.

How do I choose a home care agency in the City of Edinburgh council area?

Start with what the regulator publishes, then ask what it cannot tell you: who would actually visit, whether it is the same carer each time, what happens when that person is ill, and how long a call really lasts. 44 of the 304 services in the City of Edinburgh council area carry no published verdict at all, so for those the questions are the only evidence you have. Every service here comes from the public register, and contacting one costs nothing: we take no fee and no commission.

Home care in the City of Edinburgh council area

There are 304 home care services in the City of Edinburgh council area registered with the Care Inspectorate. 260 of them carry published Care Inspectorate grades, and 222 are graded 4 of 6 or better. Personal care at home is free in Scotland where a council assessment says it is needed. Anything bought privately beyond that is quoted by the hour, and the Homecare Association puts the minimum a provider must charge in 2026-27 at £34.42. Adult social care in the City of Edinburgh council area is arranged by City of Edinburgh. Your council decides what care you are entitled to and what it pays towards, so this is the area that matters for funding.

What home care costs in City of Edinburgh

None of the 304 services in City of Edinburgh have published their rates here yet. Ring two or three and ask. Most will quote over the phone.

For comparison, the Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price at £34.42 an hour for 2026-27. That covers careworker pay at the statutory minimum for all working time including travel, mileage, wage-related costs, and the minimum cost of running a compliant care business.

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The Action Group - Leith

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Good to Very goodCare Inspectorate, grades 4 to 5 of 6

Hourly rate: not published
Pays carers for travel: not published
Shortest visit: not published

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