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bank account for severely learning disabled

parapusher · 2009-01-31 12:39:25

Hi, the DLA who are at present sending me giro cheques for my 17 yr old son, but want to pay into a bank account. It's for the "getting around" part of the DLA, he doesn't get the care component as he is in residential school (52 weeks). I would like to keep his money separate to mine, I use some of it to keep my car on…

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sweet_pea_4 Posts: 12 Forumite

12 February 2009 at 11:25AM

Hi there, if you take a letter addressed to your son by Dept of Work & pensions (who should be writing to him, not you) about his benefits, plus a letter addressed to him from a social worker if he has one, I know lloyds bank have been acceptable and should open accounts in his name.Official letters should count. good luck.

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