information about paying for care you can contact the Council’s Financial Assessment Team on 01642 771566. Housing costs and benefits: You will only be able to claim some benefits, such as Housing Benefit & Council Tax Support (subject to eligibility) for your extra care property if you are taking active steps to sell your property. You will be given 26 weeks to sell your property. If you do not sell in this time, the benefits will stop. You will be eligible for a 28-day Council Tax Exemption on the property you own. The 28 days start from the date the property is empty of all possessions. For more information about how moving to extra care could affect your benefits, you can contact Coast and Country’s Benefit & Money Advice team on 01642 771424. How do I apply for extra care housing? If you wish to be considered for one of our extra care housing schemes, contact your social care worker. They will talk to you about whether or not extra care housing would be suitable for you, and will help you to complete an application form. If you do not have a social worker, you should contact the Council’s Access Team to ask for your care and support needs to be assessed by a social care worker. If you are eligible for help from adult social care, we will talk to you about different ways your needs can be met, including extra care housing. I have applied for extra care housing what happens next? – All applications are discussed by a small panel of social care workers, housing providers and care agencies. The panel will decide whether or not to offer you a property. This decision will depend on your level of need and how many vacancies there are. We will write to you to confirm whether or not you are being offered a tenancy. You will also need to have a tenancy check. This is where the housing provider will make sure that you are suitable to hold a tenancy and are able to afford the rent. If you are not offered a tenancy, your social care worker will explain the reasons why and will also talk to you alternative housing options. What other housing options do I have? If you would prefer to look at alternative housing options, you can register for Choice Based Lettings online at or contact Coast and Country Housing directly on 01642 771300 for further information and advice.
information about paying for care you can contact the Council’s Financial Assessment Team on 01642 771566. Housing costs and benefits: You will only be able to claim some benefits, such as Housing Benefit & Council Tax Support (subject to eligibility) for your extra care property if you are taking active steps to sell your property. You will be given 26 weeks to sell your property. If you do not sell in this time, the benefits will stop. You will be eligible for a 28-day Council Tax Exemption on the property you own. The 28 days start from the date the property is empty of all possessions. For more information about how moving to extra care could affect your benefits, you can contact Coast and Country’s Benefit & Money Advice team on 01642 771424. How do I apply for extra care housing? If you wish to be considered for one of our extra care housing schemes, contact your social care worker. They will talk to you about whether or not extra care housing would be suitable for you, and will help you to complete an application form. If you do not have a social worker, you should contact the Council’s Access Team to ask for your care and support needs to be assessed by a social care worker. If you are eligible for help from adult social care, we will talk to you about different ways your needs can be met, including extra care housing. I have applied for extra care housing – what happens next? All applications are discussed by a small panel of social care workers, housing providers and care agencies. The panel will decide whether or not to offer you a property. This decision will depend on your level of need and how many vacancies there are. We will write to you to confirm whether or not you are being offered a tenancy. You will also need to have a tenancy check. This is where the housing provider will make sure that you are suitable to hold a tenancy and are able to afford the rent. If you are not offered a tenancy, your social care worker will explain the reasons why and will also talk to you alternative housing options. What other housing options do I have? If you would prefer to look at alternative housing options, you can register for Choice Based Lettings online at or contact Coast and Country Housing directly on 01642 771300 for further information and advice.
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