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Pensioner Legal Advice
Hi, This question is for my mum who is 65. Over a year ago she received payment from a will from her deceased partner, the will was spread out to children, grandchildren and my mum. The solicitor that handled it all has very recently wrote to my mum saying that he overpaid the recipients to the tune of £5000 and has broken…
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The Snug
Especially for AB :D For those unsuspecting MSE users that pop into this thread wondering what The Snug is, its just a bit of harmless fun taking a tour of MSE boards of an evening asking the odd question or two along the way. Do feel free to drop in and out of the thread while it weaves it way round the forum, you never…
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I want a VERY sturdy crate on wheels for my elderly mother to cart her laundry about
I want a VERY sturdy crate on wheels for my elderly mother to cart her laundry about in. Something like this http://www.lakeland.co.uk/funky-trundle/F/product/2156 But at £15, I wonder can I get better/tougher/sturdier. In case she leans on it, she may do this without realising, she may not, but just in case
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Half Price Rail Travel for pensioners in SE - June
Please forgive me if this is has been posted before but I have just spoken to my Mother who was delighted that she saved 50% on her rail travel today, just for showing her Bus Pass. This seems to be just in the South East and expires on the 30th June, but I can't find anything about it on the web.
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Travel insurance for a 60 y/o with a bad back
Hi, I hope someone can help me. My mum is 60 and going to France for 10 days later this month. I would like to buy her travel insurance. She suffered with some back problems a couple of months ago that left her with really bad pain in her left leg for about a month. Luckily she is now 100% fine but this problem could…
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Gran Possible Dementia?
Gosh i really don't know where to start. Myself and my family think my gran may have dementia, the past two weeks have been really bad. Gran has lost her purse twice and her keys she has taken to calling me by my cousins name and she has been putting stuff in strange places(glasses have been in cutlery drawer bag of flour…
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Ancestry.co.uk - Who do you think you are?
Has anyone tried the Ancestry.co.uk 14 day free trial? :confused:
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OU Financial Support
Hi My sister, who is 72, would like to do an OU course. She doesn't receive any benefits and has no savings but just lives on her pension. Would she get financial support from the OU or does she need to be in receipt of benefits before she can get help. Thanks Jackie
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25% tax free pension cash. What did you do with it?
I look after my dh`s sipp which contains his lifelong pension transferred from his work. I can vest it anytime I want and he is 62 this week. In the meantime we are doing fine, living on my pension and savings I want to think about options for the cash element of 25%. Yes we could be sensible and invest £20,000 year on…
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Help needed for my parents please
Hi, i dont know if this is the right place to post this so please move if needed. My mum is 65 and has retired this year on a basic state pension and my dad is 2 years from retirement. He has just found out hes going to be put on a three day week next month with a possibility of being made redundant if things dont pick up.…
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Downsizing - Benefits affected
My MIL is in her 70's and has decided to sell her house and move closer to us. She currently recieves pension credit and council tax benefit. When she downsizes, it looks like she will have a chunk of money left over, which she would like to use to do up the new house and buy new furniture etc. Can she do this without…
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Help on "Court of Protection"
Good morning everyone. Reading a number of threads here, there have been some advice regarding "Court of Protection". Both my parents have been diagnosed with dementia, sadly this coming week they will leave their home of some 45 plus years (under the Mental Health Act) to spent the rest of their days in a dementia…
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Panic Button
I am writing this post on behalf of my Grandma, who has recently had a fall. We are all a bit worried, and want to ensure that if it ever happens in the future, she won't be left alone until someone next visits. I believe that you can get a panic button that is either attached to a necklace, or worn on the wrist, so that…
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Timeshare/Holiday club
Does anybody have any infomation about Excalibor Marketing, Apartado de Correos 23 Algarrobo. When checking email address [EMAIL="info@excalibormarketing.info"]info@excalibormarketing.info[/EMAIL] Google has it down as unsafe. Has anybody had any dealings with this company?
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Your Care (UK) Ltd
Can someone please tell me more about Your Care (UK) Ltd, care agency in the North West. I am thinking of using it for my uncle's but i have heard that it is not very reliable.
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Freedom Pass 24 hours extension?
I've just heard from a friend that the Freedom Pass, for over 60's was extended so we can travel at peak times (before 9am) since the 1st April 2009. That means I've spent over £75 extra on travel, as I didn't know! :hello: Do you think I will be able to claim this back? Thanks
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Making a will
I need to make a will. I hae no one to be an exexcutor and I may use a will aking service W.T. P. base in Bath,to write the will and take it through probate. Has anyone any experience of them or another recommendation. Many thanks.
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Any point in applying for jobs if over 60 female 65 male
I wonder if others have any experience of this. A female friend said they phoned the council who were advertising a job who (the council) said yes still apply. It is clear that they can't discriminate but what is the point as it was obvious they wanted someone younger?
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When to apply for your free bus pass
Do you apply when you have reached, or past, your actual 60th birthday or before in anticipation of the birthday? My friend has been told not to apply before their birthday which seems wrong as they admit it takes a week or two to get the pass out:confused:
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Power of attorney - necessary?
I've been looking into this with reference to my mum. Due to her increasingly frail health, her signature changes all the time and she now has bouts of confusion. I can see her having problems accessing her own money due to her signature problems. (She is unable to operate a cashpoint and has a passbook account instead).…
