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[Martin Giles]

It is Monday morning and I can’t remember how occupants of Abbeyfield Homes are treated. Have a case where a lady has just occupied a room in a property run by the Abbeyfield Society. She has own bedroom and bathroom but shares kitchen and living rooms. Rent of £146.77 a week includes 2 meals a day but no apparent care or support. Are they eligible to claim and if so how are they treated. I have recollections of something specific relating to Abbeyfield but cannot find anything.

Advice appreciated.

[Anonymous]

There is a higher tariff income starting point (£10,000) for Abbeyfield Homes – Reg 29(2) and (6). That will be where you have seen the reference I think.

Abbeyfield homes provide a support regime that is just below the threshold where they would become a care home excluded from HB. I think they use the term “very sheltered” to describe these homes. So they can claim HB.

They do also provide some fully-fledged care homes (i.e. where clients receive personal care or nursing care) – so make sure this is one of the “very sheltered” ones.

[Martin Giles]

Many thanks Peter, are they subject to Rent Officer referal ?

[Martin Giles]

Many thanks Peter, are they subject to Rent Officer referal ?

[Anonymous]

Almost certainly not, but I think you need to check whether the local society that you are dealing with is registered with the Housing Corporation. Here is a list of registered Abbeyfield societies:

[url]http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1344[/url]

Only registered housing associations are excluded from RO referral. A slight complication here is that they don’t use the term “housing association” in their society names, but legally I think they meet the definition of housing association and so as long as they are on the register they should be OK.

[i:05c8808eb7]”A society, body of trustees or company that provides, manages, improves or constructs housing and does not trade for profit”[/i:05c8808eb7] – s1, Housing Associations Act 1985

I think housing association is a legal status rather than something determined by the organisation’s chosen name.

[Kevin D]

Just to add to Peter’s post….

According to the [b:516434666d]HBR 14[/b:516434666d], an [b:516434666d]RSL[/b:516434666d] must be one that satisfies [b:516434666d]s.3[/b:516434666d] of the Housing Association Act 1985.

The distinction between s.1 & s.3 is that an organisation / company can be a Housing Association under s.1, but is not a [u:516434666d]RSL[/u:516434666d] unless s.3 is satisfied.

[Martin Giles]

Many thanks gentlemen your help is appreciated

[Anonymous]

The Abbeyfield Society homes in our area are now run by Abbeyfield UK which is an RSL and a [i:f5236945b0]subsidiary [/i:f5236945b0]of the Abbeyfield Society

http://abbeyfielduk.com/Pages/History.aspx

Is it still an Abbeyfield Home for the purposes of capital calculations?
Is it still an almshouse for the purposes of Reg 12?

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