Frequently Asked Questions

When there is a vacancy, it will be listed on the Current Vacancies page and also advertised in the local press and on social media. You can also subscribe to our Vacancy Alert list to receive email alerts when vacancies are advertised.

Applicants must either live in the immediate area or have a strong connection with it. If you contact the Almshouse Association they will be able to advise you of Almshouses closer to you.

We assess need by considering the information you give us on the Application Form and during interview. We cannot stress enough, therefore, how important it is to provide the fullest possible information on your Application Form.

It depends on the level of savings. If you are able to purchase a property rather than rent, you will not be eligible. We would not normally consider anyone who has savings above the Housing Benefit eligibility limit.

All residents must be able to live independently. We do not provide care. If as the resident gets older some care is required, the family will be asked to arrange for a care package for the resident.

We have very limited parking on-site. There are a few allocated residents’ spaces and a few visitors’ spaces. There is a waiting list for residents’ spaces. Alternative parking is available in Swan Meadow car park which is less than a 5-minute walk away.

We can’t help people as we have to remain impartial but suggest contacting Citizens Advice for help.

Yes you can deliver it by hand to the Almhouses office. The post box is in the wall on the left-hand side of the chapel door.

We do not provide emergency housing – the whole process takes about 6 – 8 weeks as the Trustees need time to review the applications, make a shortlist of around four candidates, and interview people.

We don’t do viewings in advance but those who are invited to interview are shown the property.

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KEVI CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED, a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (company number: 10178525), whose registered office is at Almshouse Office, King Edward VI Almshouses, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden CB10 1DE, in its capacity as the sole corporate trustee of King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity (registered charity number: 210590)

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