■your own home as long as you occupy it;

■property occupied by a close relative (see below) as their home, if they have a limited capability for work (see Chapter 12(2) ) or have reached pension age (see Chapter 42(2) );

■property occupied by your former partner as their home, if you are not estranged but have to live apart (eg if you have had to move into a care home);

■property you have acquired in the past six months* but not yet moved into;

■property you intend to occupy as your home if you are taking steps to own of it. You must have first sought legal advice or started proceedings in the past six months;*

■property you intend to occupy as your home once essential repairs or alterations make it fit to live in, if these have been started in the past six months;* and

■your former home for up to six months* after you left it because you separated from your partner. If the former partner is a lone parent, the value is disregarded for