An immediate needs annuity, sometimes known as a care fees annuity is a enhanced rate later life purchased life annuity.
Purchased life annuities mean that you buy an annuity with your own savings rather than a pension annuity bought with your pension fund to buy a guaranteed income.
Immediate Need Annuity Key Points
Pros and Cons
Why Now?
Interest rates and therefore government borrowing rates have been low for many years but are now much higher. This means that annuity rates are the highest they have been for many years. This is starting to make immediate needs care fees annuities popular again.
Application
There are several immediate needs annuity providers in the market and more coming on stream. To compare and then apply, we will work with you to complete a full medical health and care needs questionnaire, this must then be sent to each immediate needs annuity provider for them to underwrite and offer an annuity quotation and terms before applying for a paying for your care annuity.
Want a Cheaper Care Fees Annuity? See:Deferred Care Annuity