Quick question

mistynow wrote:

When dealing with DWP re benefits so far DLA and SDA re our daughter please could anyone advise whether it is best to be a 'Legal Appointee' as per DWP suggestion or hold 'Power of Attorney' as per Solicitors advice ?

Daughter totally disabled and blind but able to make desicions as no apparent mental handicap as assessed by those who do these things in the Neuro. teams.

We are assuming that as the S.S. Benefits Officer is seeing us tomorrow to claim further benefits for her this will trigger an ATOS load of paperwork and we will have to fill in and sign as well and demand they do Home Medicals in her Nursing home ?

Sorry for the questions but we are trying to find out the best way to proceed with conflicting professional advice and with benefits its hard enough already !!!

Have got some insight to this area so will give my thoughts

you say she has the ability to make her own mind up.. so you would act on her behalf and do as she wants so the way forword IMO would be 'Legal Appointee'

a joint bank account with her monies paid into it....... and you able to act on her behalf and deal with the DWP .... but you would do what she wants

some charity web sites have information on this subject Mencap use to do a great hand out which if still around would be on there web site

good place to start is here

www.publicguardian.gov.uk/forms/Making-an-LPA.htm

... she has the ability to make her own mind up..

If anyone does not (or is deemed not to) have such ability, then 'Power of Attorney' would for sure be what is needed.

The alternative to that, is for the so-called Court of Protection to itself be in control...
Which is something well worth avoiding unless there is no other viable option.

We are still frantically reading here, thanks once again.

Our own fault for not thinking ahead but how many actually do forsee the future for many disabled with degenerative neuro. disorders... until one day.......

Himselfs reaction now is to cover all bases, Appointee plus Power of Attorney.

mistynow wrote:

We are still frantically reading here, thanks once again.

Our own fault for not thinking ahead but how many actually do forsee the future for many disabled with degenerative neuro. disorders... until one day.......

Himselfs reaction now is to cover all bases, Appointee plus Power of Attorney.

as she can think whats her view ?