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What happens when a disabled child becomes an adult?
GobbledyGook
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Hi. I'm asking for a friend who doesn't have internet access at the moment.
She has a 15-year-old son who has severe learning difficulties and Autism amongst a myriad of other medical problems. He can't read or write or even recognize his own name. He can't count or deal with money, in fact he doesn't even know his colours (despite lots of work by her and his school).
She knows when he is 16 he'll have to claim DLA in his own name, but is there a way she can set up some sort of joint account with him so that she can access this? She's been told in his case that child benefits and her widowed parents allowance will continue until he's 19, but what happens after that? Obviously the cost of housing him is fine because she has her house and even food is fine, but he has endless medical appointments and the likes. If he was disabled, but able to deal with finances then he'd be able to claim something like ESA himself we think, but he can't so what happens?
Is there a way that means since he is like a child then she can deal with benefits and things for him? There's just no way he'd be able to deal with it himself.
She's worrying herself about it, but I'm sure there will be a process as he's not the first and won't be the last.
She has a 15-year-old son who has severe learning difficulties and Autism amongst a myriad of other medical problems. He can't read or write or even recognize his own name. He can't count or deal with money, in fact he doesn't even know his colours (despite lots of work by her and his school).
She knows when he is 16 he'll have to claim DLA in his own name, but is there a way she can set up some sort of joint account with him so that she can access this? She's been told in his case that child benefits and her widowed parents allowance will continue until he's 19, but what happens after that? Obviously the cost of housing him is fine because she has her house and even food is fine, but he has endless medical appointments and the likes. If he was disabled, but able to deal with finances then he'd be able to claim something like ESA himself we think, but he can't so what happens?
Is there a way that means since he is like a child then she can deal with benefits and things for him? There's just no way he'd be able to deal with it himself.
She's worrying herself about it, but I'm sure there will be a process as he's not the first and won't be the last.
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HE WOULD CLAIM esa, AND THE MOTHER COULD FILL THE FORMS OUT ON HIS BEHALF.
SHE COULD ARRANGE TOI .
THE BENEFITS CAN BE PAID INTO ANY ACCOUNT ... IT DOESNT HAVE TOI BE ONE IN HIS NAME
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She will be able to be his appointee with the DWP for benefit purposes. They will contact them and may even visit to ascertain that he is unable to do this for himself.Lost my soulmate so life is empty.
I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have -
Diana Gabaldon, Outlander0 -
Thanks for that.0
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