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The significance of welfare benefit issues in the development of extra-care sheltered housing
- Author:
- BESSELL Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 2(4), September 2008, pp.334-341.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Elderly disabled people who, because of a variety of reasons, are having difficulty in remaining in their family home have generally believed that they have no alternative to being admitted to a care home, which has involved paying full fees until the value of their house has been used up. This paper shows how someone who has only a modest home and no income other than their state retirement pension, but who qualifies for Attendance Allowance, may well be able both to buy and live comfortably in extra-care sheltered housing, where they will be able to retain both their independence and their financial assets, principally represented by the value of their home.