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How to Claim PIP to Pay for Home Care

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How to Claim PIP to Pay for Home Care

February 14th, 2024

Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) could help make your life easier by contributing towards the cost of home care services. Check your eligibility here and start your claim. 

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Can my home in England be sold to pay for long-term care?

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Can my home in England be sold to pay for long-term care?

May 18th, 2023

If you or someone in your family requires long-term care, the question of how it will be paid for (and by whom) is likely to be something which you worry about. Here, we explain the main factors which will play a part.

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What’s the cost of living impact on seniors?

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What’s the cost of living impact on seniors?

June 27th, 2022

The cost of living crisis is a phrase that we’re all becoming more used to hearing on a regular basis. However, we might not be fully aware of what has created this difficult set of circumstances or how older people are coping with it all.

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Care home costs: What pressures are there?

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Care home costs: What pressures are there?

May 17th, 2022

Some care homes are coming under increasing strain due to the current financial climate.


How might this impact costs for residents?

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Who pays the price of dementia care?

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Who pays the price of dementia care?

July 30th, 2019

According to a recent front page article in the Daily Mail, some of us are embroiled in a scandal that costs us £21,000 a year.

But it does depend on interpretation … and understanding the facts. 

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Who needs to pay for care home fees?

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Who needs to pay for care home fees?

June 26th, 2019

If you are a self-funding client you can choose the location of a care home or the agency you use to provide home care.

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