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Charging for residential care: the property disregard and partners under 60

  • Document type:
    Dear colleague letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    26 October 2009
  • Primary audience:
    Chief executives
  • Publication format:
    A4:Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    12867
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Letter seeking views on the proposal to amend the 1992 regulations to reflect the longstanding policy and practice of disregarding property where a partner aged under 60 continues to reside in the family home.

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