They do provide home visits from time to time.Hi, if a person has had a definite diagnoses of dementia submits a claim for attendance allowance is it usual for DWP to send an official to their home to check bank details, pensions and personal?
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Is it usual for DWP to send an official to their home to check bank details, pensions and personal?
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It would be helpful to others here to report back after the visit. It's possible this is a fishing trip to find reasons why you shouldn't be entitled to your current benefits but the most likely reason it's a compliance officer just checking that you are who you say you are and have bank details/ID to prove it. If you've nothing to hide then I'd try to take advantage of the visit to pick his/her brains.Hi thanks for your replies that has helped me so much and it’s taken a lot of anxiety off my shoulders the DWP are visiting tomorrow for first time fingers crossed it will be ok
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They do provide home visits from time to time.
--------- It may help if you keep a diary of time spent on dealing with Night time attendance and incontinence problems. It's so easy to make light of the amount of care required/provided and in these times of benefit reductions understating your needs is not going to be helpful.
a lovely lady visited me to check which bank account I wanted the payments to go into , and to ask if I wanted to be an "authorised person" or "appointee" for my Mum. This meant I could write & sign letters on her behalf etc & could also deal with any queries on her behalf. You will probably be asked if you want a family member to help you.
At the same time my Mum was assessed to see if she qualified for extra payments via Pension Credit - & yes she did ! (Sorry if you're under Pension Age- difficult to tell from your post )
The Pension Service have a huge team of people whose sole job it is to ensure that people are claiming all the benefits to which they are entitled.