When Jane started planning for the future, she wanted her much-loved home to continue providing comfort and safety – even after she was gone. Her thoughtful decision to leave her home to Connection Support means it will one day offer a safe place for people who need it most…
“My name is Jane. I am retired, and I live in the house that my late husband and I bought when we were younger. I would like to tell you about the arrangement I have made with Connection Support regarding my home.
After my husband died, I started to think about what would happen to our home and possessions after I died and what arrangements I needed to make.
We had no children, and so there are no children or grandchildren to consider, and whilst I am close to my wider family and my friends, they are all settled in homes of their own, and some will probably inherit from their own direct family.
I came to the conclusion that I wanted to leave my home to a charity working with the homeless, and my idea was to leave it to a charity that would not sell it but instead use it to house those in need of a home. It is a lived-in home with all the usual furniture and equipment, so it would be available for use by others fairly soon after my death. This seemed to me a better use of it than a house clearance and sale.
I discussed this idea with family and close friends and then set about trying to find a charity who would agree to use the house in this way. With a little bit of research, I was lucky to find Connection Support. We corresponded and met and we have come to an agreement. I have drawn up my will accordingly.
I love my home; it is my safe and special place. I am happy and comfortable here and it is a lovely place to welcome friends and visitors, in a street where neighbours care about each other.
It now gives me so much happiness and comfort to know that one day, it will be a safe and special place for others who have not been as fortunate as me in finding a home. By leaving it to Connection Support in this way, I not only know that others will be able to enjoy it but that they will also receive any necessary ongoing support.
I have often thought there must be other people in the same situation as me, with a lovely home but no one in their direct circle who really needs it, but, of course, there are people who need it, and perhaps this is a way of connecting the two.”
