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Supported housing and the law — the fractures in the housing and support partnership
Author(s)	Belinda Schwehr
Journal title	Housing, Care and Support, vol 7, no 2, June 2004
Pages	pp 26-31
Source	Website: http://www.pavpub.com
Keywords	Sheltered housing ; Care homes ; Tenants ; Community care ; Law.
Annotation	Government policy for vulnerable people has long been to encourage as many people as possible out of care homes and into supported accommodation. This article seeks to explore some of the unforeseen legal difficulties arising out of this trend. Two have already become very apparent: one, where the question of ordinary residence arises, with regard to which authority is liable for the purchase of additional domiciliary care; and the other, for residents who may be thought to lack capacity to make a contract for the tenancy which underpins the whole arrangement. The article begins by describing two quite different arrangements for providing accommodation and support. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040823208 A
Classmark	KLA: KW: KET: PA: VR
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