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Factsheet 2 Buying retirement housing November 2023 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing ... people and how to choose a suitable option is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of buying a home, including how to find an estate agent or solicitor and help
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(currently 66 years). It includes information about Universal Credit and how it affects people claiming other benefits and about disability and carers’ benefits. It explains how you can claim these benefits ... annually and uprated in April but rules and figures can sometimes change during the year. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England, Scotland and Wales. If you live in Scotland and have dependent
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AgeUKIG58 Extra money if you’re on a low income and you or your partner are under State Pension age. Universal Credit. 2 What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit is a means-tested, non-taxable benefit ... Employment and Support Allowance • working-age Housing Benefit • Income Support • Child Tax Credit • Working Tax Credit. Most people can no longer make a new claim for a legacy benefit and must claim
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AgeUKIG06 Finding, choosing and paying for a care home. Care homes. 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any ... decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s
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AgeUKIG23 What to do if you need care and support at home. Getting help at home. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining ... us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others
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AgeUKIG47 Practical help and emotional support. Caring for someone with dementia. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining ... us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others
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AgeUKIG51 Getting your affairs in order and thinking about your care needs Thinking about end of life 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides ... us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others
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factsheet 3 1.1 Definitions and terminology 3 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice ... help from your local authority and the financial means test for care home provision 6 3.1 Assessment of needs and eligibility for services 6 3.2 The Welsh Government’s guidance
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caravans or lodges. It includes points to consider when buying a park home and refers to organisations that offer advice and support to park home residents. Advice should usually be sought from a solicitor ... February 2024 to January 2025. However, rules and guidance sometimes change during the year. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland
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Local Authorities on the Allocation of Accommodation and Homelessness 5 2.3 Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 6 2.4 The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 ... within 56 days 11 3.3 Eligibility for help from the local authority 11 4 Common causes of homelessness and some actions that could be taken 12 4.1 The ending of an occupation
