You won’t be forced to sell your home if any of the following qualifying dependents live in your house.
Spouse or civil partner
Unmarried partner
Ex-spouse or partner who is a single parent
If any of the qualifying dependents live in your home, the value of the home won’t be included for care home fees assessment. If you or the dependents won’t be living in your home, your home will be valued for assessment.
You might have to sell your home if you move to residential care, and there are no qualifying dependents living in your house. However, if you can continue paying for your care home fees with other income sources, you need not sell your home.
You can, however, put your property in trust to avoid care home fees provided you can prove that you could not have known you might need home care in the future.