Hi
My mums mental health worker has offered respite fro my mum when I told her I could no longer cope. Would I have to pay for respite?
No. Any payment would come from your mum. I hope you get the respite soon.
Here's a link to the Society Factsheet on this issue, just click the 2nd line to read/print.. I hope it helps.Thank you is there an income threshold? Or does she pay regardless of how much money she has? I’ve tried looking on line but it’s not easy to understand? For example if mum has 21 k would she pay all the fees?
Here's a link to the Society Factsheet on this issue, just click the 2nd line to read/print.. I hope it helps.
Paying for care and support in England (532)
PDF printable version
Hi. Does she get attendance allowance?
Is your father still alive? Sorry to ask but if so I think she maybe able to claim some of his pension.
Yes so their pension is a couples pension but I don’t know how much I only know that she only ever paid half pension contribution led
@Rosserk each LA has its own rules on respite funding. Some allow subsidised funding for two weeks a year and others allow 4 or 6 weeks etc. My own LA is Glasgow and will allow 2 weeks at £139.50 per week. Anything above that is paid privately so eg in July I paid £1103 for one extra week.
It is important to activate the POA at the bank etc so that you can pay directly from her account when dealing with such matters.
As regards the AA if she already has a diagnosis of her mental condition then you can apply for it without involving her. I would advise using the assistance of Age UK or similar to complete the forms as they know how to word the claim. Tell it as it is on the worst day and night. Good luck.
Hi has your mum had a council tax discount yet,you can sort that out for her if you have poa
Hi no she doesn’t get anything. She hasn’t been assessed by the LA and if anyone tried to assess her she’d go hysterical! I filled out the claim forms but she wouldn’t sign them and I haven’t activated POA yet.
When you say you have not 'activated' POA, do you mean you have the POA but just have never used it? If so, that's fine you can still sign off the AA forms as her POA, you then need to send a certified copy of the POA with the forms. Never let the original document out of your hands.
I delayed applying for AA and wished I hadn't, it's a good chunk of money and really worth having.
@Rosserk each LA has its own rules on respite funding. Some allow subsidised funding for two weeks a year and others allow 4 or 6 weeks etc. My own LA is Glasgow and will allow 2 weeks at £139.50 per week. Anything above that is paid privately so eg in July I paid £1103 for one extra week.
It is important to activate the POA at the bank etc so that you can pay directly from her account when dealing with such matters.
As regards the AA if she already has a diagnosis of her mental condition then you can apply for it without involving her. I would advise using the assistance of Age UK or similar to complete the forms as they know how to word the claim. Tell it as it is on the worst day and night. Good luck.
When I applied for AA for my mother-in-law, I did this on her behalf, sending in certified copy of POA. I didn't involve her at all ,she would never have understood anyway and had begun to lose the capacity to write or sign. She never knew she was receiving it. I simply didn't discuss it with herHi yes I have POA but I haven’t used it. My mother has only just been assessed as no longer having capacity, so I could contact the banks. I printed off the forms for attendance allowance but she won’t sign them. She registered the POA.
When I applied for AA for my mother-in-law, I did this on her behalf, sending in certified copy of POA. I didn't involve her at all ,she would never have understood anyway and had begun to lose the capacity to write or sign. She never knew she was receiving it. I simply didn't discuss it with her
Each LA will have their own rule about what they will subsidise so eg if you accept the two weeks they subsidise at £139.50 per week then decide you want an extra week you will have to pay the care home the full price for the extra week. The only way of knowing is to contact your local authority and ask how many weeks respite they will subsidise should a person need that kind of support.