Overpayment of income support and pension credit - statements request

Mee

Dear All,

The DWfP have asked me to obtain statements for my late father's savings account(s) between 1998-2003 or from when he had more than £3000.

Can they really ask for information that far back? I've written to the old pre-merged building society just case there were any accounts then and if they hold statements.

Has anyone experience of this, probate related or not?

I feel totally shattered by the loss of my father, dealing with an instestacy estate and now this.

Mee

real1314

Mee wrote: »

Dear All,

The DWfP have asked me to obtain statements for my late father's savings account(s) between 1998-2003 or from when he had more than £3000.

Can they really ask for information that far back? I've written to the old pre-merged building society just case there were any accounts then and if they hold statements.

Has anyone experience of this, probate related or not?

I feel totally shattered by the loss of my father, dealing with an instestacy estate and now this.

Mee

They can, if they have reason to believe that his savings were above the limit that applied at the time in question.
One of the reasons people should consider carefully who they appoint as executor is that it's hard to do it properly whilst grieving.

Mee

real1314 wrote: »

They can, if they have reason to believe that his savings were above the limit that applied at the time in question.
One of the reasons people should consider carefully who they appoint as executor is that it's hard to do it properly whilst grieving.

Thanks anyway real 1314. My father refused to make a will - there was little choice as to who should act as administrator...