Can I fill my mother in law's benefit forms in?

1british2

My mother in law gets high rate mobility, but low rate personal care, she is 85,and got early stages of alzheimer's, we think she should get high rate personal care, can I fill her forms in because she would not have a clue. 

Alex_Alumni

Hello and welcome to the community @1british2 and thanks for your query.

You can apply to become an appointee for your mother in law, and you'd be responsible for applying for any benefits she's eligible for. Gov.uk has more information, and details on applying for specific benefits.

Let me know if you're still unsure of anything or have any questions

Alex

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1british2 said:

My mother in law gets high rate mobility, but low rate personal care, she is 85,and got early stages of alzheimer's, we think she should get high rate personal care, can I fill her forms in because she would not have a clue. 

Yh. Make sure to accurately describe her disability as best as you can do so. Answer all parts of all the questions too. Give them as much detail as that you can give on the form as well. I qualified for low rate care and high rate mobility when I applied for it six years ago.
Read a nice helpful guide or call or email Citizen's Advice up tomorrow morning in order to get more expert help with the entire process. They can provide some help and support to enable you to complete the form. I found their website a rather useful source of helpful information the first time around.
Make sure to attach photocopies of old letters and so on. For example since your mom needs a lot of practical help at home etc, ensure they understand how different she is compared to a physically disabled person of the same age. You can do this. Use sheets of spare paper if needed or write on the back of the form. It is quite hard but totally doable. And usually worth the effort.