Mentally Handicapped sister and wills

chopperpete

Hi, my question is that my sister lives in a home and my mother doesnt want her to lose any benefits when she passes away, so my question is how much money is my sister allowed to have before benefits are cut or stopped. My mother has set up a trust fund for her which will be administered by myself and another sister.
basically what figure can be in my mentally handicapped sisters name? I have been told £4000, dont know if this is true. Any help would be appreciated or if you knpow who i should contact for this info.

thank you
Pete

Mojisola

It depends what benefits she receives. If it's ESA - here's the current rules -
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/eligibility

Money that's in a proper trust won't be counted as her money.

xylophone

http://www.mencap.org.uk/what-we-do/wills-and-trusts/guide-wills-and-trusts
Might be worth a read.