POA are you due a refund?

[Kevinl]

See the link below from the DM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-4730098/Thousands-refund-power-attorney-fees.html
Basically charges for an LAP which should be revenue neutral have made a surplus of £89 million pounds and this should be refunded to those who took out an LAP between 2013 and April this year when the fee went down from £110 to £82.
If you took out both types of LPA then I guess you double that to a £56 refund, they have said "The Ministry of Justice has said a refund process will be announced 'in due course'." so they seem to be saying that there will be a refund process.
One worth watching if you took out an LPA in 21013 and before April 2017, possibly.
K

 

[Sam Luvit]

Thank you Kevin, I'll have to keep an eye out for that

 

[rosy18]

Thank you Kevinl for this info Will keep an eye on the situation

 

[marionq]

Scottish refund on funeral plans

Thanks Kevin I will watch for that too. We took ours out in 2012 but it wasn't registered until the start of 2013.

On the funeral plans from Age UK I got a refund recently of around £150 because a second doctors signature is no longer needed for a cremation. This amount was factored into the plan and now returned. I don't know if at applies elsewhere in the UK.

 

[Risa]

Cheers for highlighting this Kevin

 

[SnowWhite]

Thank you Kevin. This will affect us.

 

[Beetroot]

Thank you Kevin.

 

[CeliaW]

An update from MSE https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/family/2018/02/100000s-owed-refund-of-power-of-attorney-fees

 

[Beate]

And here is how to actually do it:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/power-of-attorney-fee-refund-scheme-launched

 

[canary]

OH and I both did POA for Finances and H&W 2016, so that is definitely worth knowing. Thank you

 

[Beate]

The cost for one LPA was £110 when we did it, now it's £82, but when I look at their table, they seem to actually reimburse more than the difference - interesting.

https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney-refund

 

[Louise7]

The cost for one LPA was £110 when we did it, now it's £82, but when I look at their table, they seem to actually reimburse more than the difference - interesting.

Yes, definitely 'interesting' as they're including 0.5% interest Thanks for posting up the link for claiming the refund - Mum will be due a refund for 2 POA's.

 

[Beate]

2 POAs here too but we only paid the 50% discount. Still - £37 id not to be sneezed at. They say you have to phone them if the donor has died so that's what I'll do tomorrow.

I'm a bit surprised though at the different reimbursement amounts - as far as I know the fees haven't differentiated that much in that period?

 

[jugglingmum]

I'll have a look tomorrow as well, we applied for both POAs in spring 204

 

[Amethyst59]

Thank you. I don’t have all the documents here I need to claim, but I will get it this weekend. It looks very straight forward.

 

[SnowWhite]

Thanks very much for sharing this Kevin. It applies to us so I will do it asap.

 

[jaymor]

Thank you. I don’t have all the documents here I need to claim, but I will get it this weekend. It looks very straight forward.

I have no documents here but managed to complete the form and sent it. It has been accepted.

 

[Risa]

Cheers Beate, have just completed it.

 

[Baker17]

Thanks I’ve done it

 

[Amethyst59]

I have no documents here but managed to complete the form and sent it. It has been accepted.

Oh! I stopped when it asked for the reference number on the document. It’s at the other house, so I can do it tomorrow. There was an option to carry on without the number, but then I thought it might ask for other stuff I don’t have here.