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Paying for care
ORIGINALLY POSTED IN DISABILITY AND DOSH ADVISED TO POST HERE FOR A BETTER RESPONSE. I'm seeking advice about paying for care homes. My mother has dementia, she's 57 and now lives in a care home to which the local council pay the majority and I pay the top-up. Prior to going into residential care she was in receipt of DLA…
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will I still receive council tax benefit.
I was having savings credit, owing to a occupational pension I receive. My wife died recently, and now I have found out they have stopped the savings credit. I was having a council tax rebate. Now they have stooped pension credit, will the council tax also stop.
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Assessed Weekly Charge for Residential Care
I am hoping someone can help as I just want to be sure of the correct situation. Apologies for the long post. In brief I am a deputy (financial) appointed by the court of protection after a protracted family dispute. There was an enduring joint power in place that fell apart very quickly after it was set up. During this…
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The future?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Phoenix former policy holders
Has anyone else had a letter from Phoenix asking former policy holders from Phoenix/Sun Alliance to confirm details of their policy, provide personal information etc? They say they have important information to give us. Obviously we want to avoid falling for a scam, but we did have an endowment with them which we cashed in…
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Executor house "gifted" who pays
I am a joint Executor and would appreciate some help please. Problem being there is a property involved and there has been a change of solicitor. Our first solicitor now works elsewhere and he led me to believe that the estate paid for the transfer of the house to the new owners which certainly made sense and as Executor…
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preventing ,contesting a will
A brief outline .My aunt lives on her own .She has been a widow for 13 years . Last year I discovered she had never made a will .She owns a house and has savings total value around £200,000 . My aunt told me her house was to go to her inlaws but she would leave me something in her will .I wrote a letter out for her…
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Over the hill?
Looking at the Silver forum it seems as if we're all in God's waiting room! :( What action have you taken recently to prove to yourself that you're not over the hill? I had a brilliant water pistol fight with 2 of my grandchildren yesterday. Tearing round the garden, squirting and being squirted back made me feel 10 again.…
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What did you do with your deeds?
I have been in possession of the deeds to my house now for over 20 years, and have kept them upstairs in a file cabinet. However, with all that's going on in the country, I feel some people are going to get more desperate in their search for money. So today I went into Barclays the bank I use, to ask the ifs and buts about…
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Cheap flight Socks
Anyone out there with the need or desire to purchase flight socks for long distance travel (mainly us over 50s group), don't pay top price for Scholl or Boots own brands. I recently purchased a pair (pressure rated 12) for sum of £6.99 per pair including postage, which is approximately half the price of Scholl. I ordered…
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Large Button Mobile & Home Phone with SOS
If anyone is looking for a large button mobile or home phone for a relative or friend.Lidl have some on sale on Monday 31st May. The mobile has a dedicated red SOS predial button and the home phone has a emergency pendant button. I think they are around the £40 price which seems OK.
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Over 60 travel insurance with coronary problems
Struggling to find an insurer that will cover me outside of Europe for the coronary problems that I have...tried several of the ones quoted in main web site (admittedly not all) but without any luck so far ...can anyone help?
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Bizarre Will problem - all advice appreciated, especially legal
My neighbour was the main beneficiary of her husband's will when he died 10 years ago - But she still hasn't received her inheritance!!! Her husband's brother is the executor, and my neighbour currently receives 250 a month from the estate. The reason for my worry is that she is struggling for money (and she shouldn't be…
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Modestly-priced fun for becoming-deaf old bloke with no interests
My Old Gent has been retired a year now. He retired with a MUCH smaller pension than we had always planned for (so many thanks to MSE for so many good ideas and help) and I let him just bumble about the house catching his breath for a year. But now he's bored. Doesn't do any of the following: golf, bridge - or any card…
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Change address, is a new will required?
Recently had my will returned by solicitor who has retired and now plan to lodge it with the Probate Office. However as it has my present address on and I hope to move sometime soon do I need to make a new will, make a codicil or is it OK as it is? Tried google but could not find the answer. Probably somebody here has…
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Confusion with Tax codes
My mother (77) is in receipt of the State pension. My father died in Feb and she is now paid a portion of his work pension from the Teacher's Pensions. These are her only 2 sources of income. Teacher's Pension originally put her on tax code 647L, but has recently changed it to K52. Neither of us can understand the official…
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Nursing home fees after death
An aunt of mine died a month ago in a nursing home :-(. We emptied the room the following day, but have received a bill today for over £1000 for the use of the unoccupied room for two weeks after her death. :( We are appalled - is this usual practice?
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Investments
There is another, more appropriate, board for this query. Try there you will probably get a lot of ideas.
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6 months plus travel insurance for the over 60's
Hi my parents are thinking about going to europe for 6 months. My dad is 63 and mum is 60. They are looking for travel insurance. Dose anybody know of any good insurance companies. Thanks
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Silver Surfers Day 21 May 2010
[title=http://images2.moneysavingexpert.com/images/dp/ra_underline.gif] What this is all about?[/title] Friday 21 May is Silver Surfers Day, a day of events to help and encourage the over 55s to get started using the internet. You can either take part yourself or help friends or family get online. If you'd like further to…
