8 ways to get a House

This guide is to help you and your relative think about the different types of accommodation and how they are funded. The guide is downloadable or available from our shop as a paper copy.

In this downloadable guide, we explain the different types of available accommodation by proposing 8 ways to get a house.

The ‘8 Ways to get a House’ resource contains the following chapters:

Introduction
Registered care homes
Rented social housing
Rented private sector housing
Social housing from capital programme
Home ownership and the use of discretionary trusts
Shared ownership
Buy to let
Remaining in the family home and other family solutions
Key points
Useful publications
Strategies, policy and best practice

Download the guide

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*This resource is free of charge to family/unpaid carers within the UK.

Specialist equipment and safety adaptations

Information providing the details of specialist equipment and safety adaptations which can improve safety and protect your home.

What will happen when I'm gone?

When you are a carer of someone with a severe learning disability, there can be extra worries about what will happen after your death. In this page we answer three popular questions.

Resource: Planning for the future

Information packs for families faced with their relative’s transition to adult services or moving from one type of care placement to another. The packs are available for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.