Spent parents Attendace Allowance

real1314

1. The AA that is now coming in is being overpaid - this will have to be paid back. To continue receiving it could be classed as fraud.

2. Are you really defending this person? Seriously, would you do the same? Take money from your parents to support your own needs/wants?

Does the "son" own the shop? He could always sell it and pay them back that way! :cool:

custardy

sjw11 wrote: »

Well maybe tanith and skintandscared are both right, but he is Skint and Scared, and I dont think suggesting they 'thow the book at him' is in the spirit of the MSE Forum
Not everyone on here has disposable income, savings and an ability to deal with the bureaucracy of our benefits system
Jobs are few and far between and his business is a shop with him living above it

quite the opposite
theft and deceit are not in the MSE spirit
not everyone has disposable income,however they still have what they have.
not what the state provides others and how much of it then can claw into

princessdon

Ok let's put this the other way

His parents need to pay not him, if he is that much of a despicable human being to put the blame firmly on his parents rather than being a decent human being why are you bothering with them? There's not many that stoop that low.

Torry_Quine

Accessing his parents' bank accounts without POA is wrong for a start never mind that the AA should stop after 28 days so there is already an overpayment. The DWP need to be informed right away so as to minimise the overpayment as much as possible.

xylophone

anyone had suggestions for avoiding payback

You must be joking!

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dwp1029.pdf He should read this.

seven-day-weekend

sjw11 wrote: »

I have never heard of an 'official appointee'
Dont know what one is, but I assume he isnt
He does not have POA He sees that as creating a link that he is responsible for their affairs.
I know this all sounds like 'head in the sand' but I know his position and was just wanting to see if anyone had suggestions for avoiding payback

Why? Why do you think it should not be paid back?

Hetty17

Yes, the DWP will want the overpayment refunded, and I don't know what repayment arrangements they'd suggest while the OP's friend's parents are still in hospital; but in my experience they deal very sympathetically with late notification of a long hospital stay.

My mother was in hospital for 3 months; when I rang them after she was discharged, they quite understood that I hadn't thought to inform them earlier; they simply arranged to take back the AA overpayment by reducing her future payments by £3 a week for as long as it took.

McKneff

They'[ll be chasing his poor elderly parent for the the overpayments.

Shame on him.

LunaLady

Your 'friend' is a thief.

McKneff

I was always brought up with the saying

'If you would steal from your parents, you would steal from anybody'

Keep a tight eye on your own wallet/handbag pet..........