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Attandace Allowance
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A person who has dementia claims AA allowance helped by her appointee. Appointee leaves 135 miles away and comes every 2-3 weeks and stays 3 days at a time and is not regular.
Appointee expects others to attend but does not give any contribution to them.
Appointee was not chosen by DWP but was force to handover from a relative by the present appointee.
I thought if you get AA you are supposed to attend every day.
Is this allowed?
Appointee expects others to attend but does not give any contribution to them.
Appointee was not chosen by DWP but was force to handover from a relative by the present appointee.
I thought if you get AA you are supposed to attend every day.
Is this allowed?
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The person who needs care claims Attendance Allowance because of their care needs.
A person helping someone else claims Carer's Allowance - that person has to be caring for at least 35 hours every week.
Are you mixing the two benefits up?
If you think the person's appointee is not working in the person's best interests, do you want to do something about it?0 -
A person who is in receipt of Attendance Allowance claims this in respect of himself/herself in relation to his/her own needs.
There may not necessarily be anyone at all acting in the role of 'carer'. This is from the AgeUK site:Attendance Allowance isn’t means-tested, so your income and savings aren’t taken into account. You don’t actually have to receive help from a carer, as Attendance Allowance is based on the help you need, not the help you actually get.
And you don’t have to spend your Attendance Allowance on care – it’s up to you how you use it. Attendance Allowance can help you to stay independent in your own home. So don’t delay in making a claim if you think you could be eligible.[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
Before I found wisdom, I became old.0 -
the appointee should not be paid any of the AA (which sounds like what is happening). The money is for the person with dementia - not as payment for any care they do or do not receive.Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock0
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Aunty-Pickle wrote: »the appointee should not be paid any of the AA (which sounds like what is happening). The money is for the person with dementia - not as payment for any care they do or do not receive.
My parents used their AA to pay for carers. The person receiving it can use it however he/she wants.0 -
Aunty-Pickle wrote: »the appointee should not be paid any of the AA (which sounds like what is happening). The money is for the person with dementia - not as payment for any care they do or do not receive.
TBH, I'm not sure what is happening.
The original post is very confusing.
I've no idea what the bit in bold means:A person who has dementia claims AA allowance helped by her appointee. Appointee leaves 135 miles away and comes every 2-3 weeks and stays 3 days at a time and is not regular.
Appointee expects others to attend but does not give any contribution to them.
Appointee was not chosen by DWP but was force to handover from a relative by the present appointee.
I thought if you get AA you are supposed to attend every day.
Is this allowed?0 -
Appointee also claimed carers allowance but was taken away due not meeting the criteria. But contiuned cliaming AA (dementia person is unaware of this).
Demintia person has carers in place paid thru direct payment.
Appointee keeps AA.0 -
It sounds like you got it wrong. Do you know the appointee so well that you know exactly what benefit they are receiving?0
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Appointee also claimed carers allowance but was taken away due not meeting the criteria. But contiuned cliaming AA (dementia person is unaware of this).
Demintia person has carers in place paid thru direct payment.
Appointee keeps AA.
If you're concerned, contact the social workers or https://www.elderabuse.org.uk/ for advice.0 -
Appointee also claimed carers allowance but was taken away due not meeting the criteria. But contiuned cliaming AA (dementia person is unaware of this).
Demintia person has carers in place paid thru direct payment.
Appointee keeps AA.
The person claiming and receiving the AA is the disabled person - not anyone else.
If you are worried the disabled person is being 'ripped off' then report it to Social Services (I assume they are involved if she is receiving Direct Payments).
Lin
You can tell a lot about a woman by her hands..........for instance, if they are placed around your throat, she's probably slightly upset.
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The person claiming and receiving the AA is the disabled person - not anyone else.
If you are worried the disabled person is being 'ripped off' then report it to Social Services (I assume they are involved if she is receiving Direct Payments).
Lin
Person claiming AA has and dementia and is unaware that appoitee is climing AA0
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