Local Service Visit

D&DD

Hi Vicky don't worry its the normal thing here where I live for them to do a visit at 16.

We had to cancel the original app due to being snowed in and when the lady came the following week she was lovely.

It took around 15 mins to explain why my son needed someone to manage his affairs and to complete a short set of forms, the lady couldn't have been more helpful.

Hope that helps put your mind at rest:D

daska

Vicky123 wrote: »

Thanks for that, just wondered why they didn't use the info they already have. Wonder what happens if the person is unable to understand what they are saying and cannot write a signature.

I suspect it would be necessary for someone to get a court order to manage the person's affairs but the Office of the Public Guardian would be the place to start. I doubt it would be covered by a Power of Attorney as that can only be granted by someone who understands what they are doing (unless it's been granted via a lasting (old style) or enduring (new style) POA granted when the person had capacity).

lallysmum

My mum had someone come round for a Pensions something or other appointment - to make sure she was claiming all she was entitled to, I think. In the letter it said that she would need to provide ID when the woman came, as would I as mum's carer. *

I did cheekily ask them if it was because they thought I might have made mum up, and was hiring a random old person for the day.. and they said yes! Apparently there have been some cases of exactly that.

Nothing to worry about, they just need to confirm that you are who you say you are.

*Then got into nightmares as all mum's photo ID, passport, driving licence, is all out of date and I couldn't find her pension card.. but they were happy to believe me even after she forgot who she was, who I was and told them that they were obviously Gestapo here to question her. LOL!

Vicky123

Thanks everyone for all the helpful replies.
Lallysmum I feel like bad mother of the century because I cannot find my sons birth certificate:eek: as he is only 16 he doesn't have much else, well nothing actually from their list. Pull the house apart I suppose till I find it. Don't know where mine is either but I do have a photo driving licence, and he calls me mum and looks very like me .
Hard to imagine people would have such a complicated ruse going but I suppose it happens.

kazzah60

Vicky123 wrote: »

Thanks everyone for all the helpful replies.
Lallysmum I feel like bad mother of the century because I cannot find my sons birth certificate:eek: as he is only 16 he doesn't have much else, well nothing actually from their list. Pull the house apart I suppose till I find it. Don't know where mine is either but I do have a photo driving licence, and he calls me mum and looks very like me .
Hard to imagine people would have such a complicated ruse going but I suppose it happens.

Hi
please don't worry too much about this - we had this when my son turned 16
we had a lovely gentleman come from the DWP- my son waited upstairs because he hates people talking about him and his disabilities.

I explained this to the gentleman and had all my proof of identity there - the notification from DWP of my sons DLA award was all they asked for for him - but the chap never asked to see it- spoke to me for about 15 minutes and I said " oh, I'll get ds down now"

and he said- don't worry- I don't necessarily need to see him
I signed to become his appointee and that was it over and done with.

DS popped his head over the bannister and said good bye to the gentleman - but that was all.

I do think they are very friendly and do understand individual circumstances - has asked me about ds and his disabilities and I explained that he didn't like being spoken about, but that i would fetch him down - and the chap was fine with it - I certianly wasn't asked to provide any photo id for me or him at all - but this was 4 years ago- so that might have changed
good luck
Karen

Savvy_Sue

lallysmum wrote: »

My mum had someone come round for a Pensions something or other appointment - to make sure she was claiming all she was entitled to, I think. In the letter it said that she would need to provide ID when the woman came, as would I as mum's carer. *

I did cheekily ask them if it was because they thought I might have made mum up, and was hiring a random old person for the day.. and they said yes! Apparently there have been some cases of exactly that.

Nothing to worry about, they just need to confirm that you are who you say you are.

*Then got into nightmares as all mum's photo ID, passport, driving licence, is all out of date and I couldn't find her pension card.. but they were happy to believe me even after she forgot who she was, who I was and told them that they were obviously Gestapo here to question her. LOL!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: that's priceless!

I dare say it's a bit trying on a daily basis, but for moments like that ...

lallysmum

Oh, I was killing myself laughing. She watched one too many war films in her youth I think (only 69 now, so too young to really remember the war)

It does make other days easier when you have those laughs to remember. Or when she's driving me crazy by being completely unable to remember conversations from 5 minutes ago. We've discussed the census 15 times today already. She's convinced I haven't told her we've already filled it in.