Care and health
benefits in kind
In short and in plain language
Benefits in kind means home visits by an approved care service.
The team comes to your home. It gives care and support.
It is a benefit of long-term care insurance.
With care allowance, you get cash. Here you get the care itself.
Definition
The term for home care visits by an approved care service, provided as a benefit of long-term care insurance. Unlike the care allowance, the care itself is received as a service rather than as a sum of money.