[Kelly]

Same here. It could be the end of our Almshouses if they require this level of qualification for a job that is 6 hours a week.

[Kelly]

We had a similar situation recently. I successfully argued- with both our insurer and the Housing Benefit team- that the property was still occupied even when the occupant was in hospital because it was their home address, and it housed all their possessions. In the “real world” a renter would still need to pay rent or mortgage payments on a property if they were in hospital.

The Resident was in an NHS facility for 6+ months before being placed in a Care Home, at which points payments stopped almost immediately.

[Kelly]

Hi Carolyn,

we didn’t end up needing to set aside but Gullands, who are in Maidstone I think, have Almshouse Experience.

Kelly

[Kelly]

My issue is that we seem to be a Mandatory Member of the Housing Ombudsman- a grant taken in the 1990’s required the Almshouses to be Registered Providers. So even though the loan/grant was paid off, and they were de-registered as providers, we still appear to be mandatory members. But with 17 Almshouses and a very part-time clerk, the requirements of this level of qualification would not make practical sense in terms of cost.

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