Hi - I'm new to the forum but have looked at some older posts.
My sister & myself have both Financial & H&W POAs for my Aunt, who has no children of her own. Due to dementia & frequent falls, we needed to move her to a Care Home in March with support from Social Services for her to agree. (She is currently self funding)
My Sister & I each live 50+ miles away from the Care home & her rented cottage. It will not be possible for her to return to the cottage, her condition has quickly deteriorated in the last month & we are working with family to clear the cottage, selling as much as we can in her best interests.
We have each clocked up well over 1000 miles so far in the house clearance visits as my Aunt was a 'collector' & each room was full of boxes
I am aware we are able to claim reasonable travel expenses for undertaking POA duties (but not visits to see our Aunt) I have spoken to OPG who were lovely, but could not advise an a suggested mileage rate - I've seen a few posts suggesting the lower HRMC 25p/mile rate - is the general consensus that this is what people use - I know it's more than the cost of petrol, however it does also reflect wear, tear & depreciation
Thanks in advance
My sister & myself have both Financial & H&W POAs for my Aunt, who has no children of her own. Due to dementia & frequent falls, we needed to move her to a Care Home in March with support from Social Services for her to agree. (She is currently self funding)
My Sister & I each live 50+ miles away from the Care home & her rented cottage. It will not be possible for her to return to the cottage, her condition has quickly deteriorated in the last month & we are working with family to clear the cottage, selling as much as we can in her best interests.
We have each clocked up well over 1000 miles so far in the house clearance visits as my Aunt was a 'collector' & each room was full of boxes
I am aware we are able to claim reasonable travel expenses for undertaking POA duties (but not visits to see our Aunt) I have spoken to OPG who were lovely, but could not advise an a suggested mileage rate - I've seen a few posts suggesting the lower HRMC 25p/mile rate - is the general consensus that this is what people use - I know it's more than the cost of petrol, however it does also reflect wear, tear & depreciation
Thanks in advance