Living with family
Because of the high cost of housing, more and more people are choosing to live in the family home, or come to some arrangement for keeping accommodation within the family in order to ensure loved ones with mental illness are getting a good standard of housing in a suitable environment, often near to the rest of the family.
Living in the family home
Apart from the obvious benefits of living at home, there are added benefits for people living with mental illness in the way of support to have your family around you.
Living at home involves communication and compromise.
Family members need to take into account the amount of support that you need but also allow you a suitable amount of independence.
In addition, it involves taking into consideration the amount of support a family can practically give and time they may need to themselves. A balance must be made between caring and family life.
If you and your family decide that your best option is to stay in the family home, additional support can be obtained from the local mental health team. In addition, family and carers should have their needs assessed by the community mental health team. This could include the need for respite breaks.
Living at home involves communication and compromise.
Family members need to take into account the amount of support that you need but also allow you a suitable amount of independence.
In addition, it involves taking into consideration the amount of support a family can practically give and time they may need to themselves. A balance must be made between caring and family life.
If you and your family decide that your best option is to stay in the family home, additional support can be obtained from the local mental health team. In addition, family and carers should have their needs assessed by the community mental health team. This could include the need for respite breaks.
Buying property for someone with a mental illness
One option open to families who wish to help a member of the family to live independently is to buy a property for them to live in.
It may be possible under the right circumstances for the person living in the house to claim housing benefit and pay the family rent for living in the property which can be put towards a mortgage taken out on the property.
This obviously needs a lot of thought and advice from a solicitor and or accountant to deal with the implications of tax and welfare benefits in the short and long term.
It may be possible under the right circumstances for the person living in the house to claim housing benefit and pay the family rent for living in the property which can be put towards a mortgage taken out on the property.
This obviously needs a lot of thought and advice from a solicitor and or accountant to deal with the implications of tax and welfare benefits in the short and long term.
