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Housing/accomodation

My sister is 38, has Cerebal Palsy and has lived with her Mum all her life in the Windsor/Maidenhead area. Until recently she has worked part time but a series of operations and a mental health episode has meant that she has been unable to do so and her SSP runs out next month
Recently Mum had a Stroke which my Sister witnessed and is widely thought to have contributed to her Mental Health collapse. Since then my Sister has expressed a desire to live independently and we are all very supportive of this but do not know where to start!
She has a fair bit of money saved and we all think she would benefit from living with other people with similar circumstances, but she would not be able to keep up a mortgage/rent for any length of time as it is likely that she won’t be able work for the foreseeable future. However I don’t think she would be able to claim Housing Benefit because of her savings
Any help/advice gratefully received
Recently Mum had a Stroke which my Sister witnessed and is widely thought to have contributed to her Mental Health collapse. Since then my Sister has expressed a desire to live independently and we are all very supportive of this but do not know where to start!
She has a fair bit of money saved and we all think she would benefit from living with other people with similar circumstances, but she would not be able to keep up a mortgage/rent for any length of time as it is likely that she won’t be able work for the foreseeable future. However I don’t think she would be able to claim Housing Benefit because of her savings
Any help/advice gratefully received
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Welcome to the community. Here is a link to applying for housing in the Windsor and Maidenhead area
I will also include a Benefits Calculator so you can check that your sister is receiving everything she is entitled to. If I can help further please let me know.
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The Stroke Association have offered to help with the benefits side which is a relief- once these are sorted at least I’ll know what resources we have
I should add that I live some distance away which makes things doubly difficult
As she is a relative of a Stroke victim the Stroke Association have offered to assist and I am hoping that their expertise will help.