When the value of your property is not included in your financial assessment

Sometimes the value of your home will not be included in the financial assessment if one of the following people still live there:

• your partner
• a member of your family who is aged 60 or over, or is aged under 18 and is a child for whom you have responsibility to care for
• a member of your family who is ill or disabled (this means they are receiving or could be receiving a disability benefit)

We also have an option to ignore the value of your home where someone continues to live there and does not meet the criteria in the above categories.  This may be discussed during the financial assessment.