Greatham

The Hospital of God has 65 almshouses in Greatham. The houses are varied, some being bungalows, others flats and others apartments. Some of the properties have been built during the past 20 years and others are more than 200 years old but tastefully and appropriately brought up to modern standards.

The properties are in the village of Greatham and some are located within the semi sheltered environment of the grounds of The Hospital of God. All of the locations are pleasant, enabling residents to feel happy and secure in their surroundings.

They are maintained to a very high standard and all of them are connected to the local authority warden call system. The Almshouse Lead and Almshouse Support Worker provide advice and support to residents to enable them to live as independently as possible and organise regular social events for those residents who wish to participate.

Almshouse residents occupy their homes under a licence to occupy and pay a contribution to the running and maintenance costs. This is called the weekly Maintenance Contribution and is paid instead of rent. Included within this contribution are all maintenance, water rates and staffing.

Subject to an individual’s financial circumstances they may qualify for housing allowance from the local authority.

Eligibility

Almshouses are for people over 60 years of age with modest financial needs. The almshouses are available to anyone wherever they live – there is no requirement to live locally.

We assess the needs of applicants and try to match them to the properties available in terms of the size of the property and access requirements such as stairs. We also take into account family, social and financial circumstances.

The application form seeks to find out if there are any special housing needs that we need to take into account.

Contact

Name: Rebecca Ayre (Almshouse Lead)

Telephone: 07442600456

Email: rebecca.ayre@hospitalofgod.org.uk