Advil e needed

mids
mids Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
in Housing and independent living

friend of mine has a severely disabled son who lives with her. He is now 19 so my friend can no longer get the benefits for him it all goes to him, she is obviously worried how she will cope now financially. Can anyone help here? Basically he will now get his own pip and uc and she will obviously loose her entitlements for him. How does it work for her now for help from him financially or is she not allowed to have any income from him to help towards the loss. If she can how does she work out a fair amount as it’s all very daunting to her as it’s also confusing because he’s not mentally capable of dealing with his own money. Has anyone got any experience of this or point me to some forums that might know? So basically want to know if she is allowed to charge some form or rent help for bills or is it not allowed and if it’s allowed how does she work out what would be classed as a fair amount so its not classed as abuse of his money.

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  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 2,646 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @mids from what you've mentioned about your friends son being unable to deal with his own money, it might be worth them looking into becoming an appointee which will enable them to act on their sons behalf in a variety of different ways including:

    • sign the benefit claim form
    • tell the benefit office about any changes which affect how much the claimant gets
    • spend the benefit (which is paid directly to you) in the claimant’s best interests
    • tell the benefit office if you stop being the appointee, for example the claimant can now manage their own affairs

    I've added a link to the government website where you can find more information about this here - Become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - GOV.UK

    The alternative option if her son is capable of managing their own affairs, perhaps discussing a weekly/monthly rent payment and setting up a direct debit. There's also carers allowance if you friend is caring for her son at least 35 hours a week. It's a weekly payment of £83.30. The link to this page with more detail is here - Carer's Allowance: How it works - GOV.UK

    I hope this information is helpful and your friend finds the best route for her and her son.

    Best wishes,

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