Who's entitled to intestate inheritence

Madmelly

getmore4less wrote: »

Depending on where this money came from there could be claims on it.

Fairly unusual to have nothing and grow assets it's often the other way round.

That's what I thought. I did ring her social worker/appointee in the finance department and asked how come she has this money. Her reply was that it was her benefits/pension that had built up over the years. I have done a bit of research but no idea how correct it is but she was on DLA when she went in which was 8 years ago. Now apparantly she should of still kept her entitlement to the mobility part of her DLA and then when she turned 65 a year ago she would of been entitled to a basic pension so these 2 alone would have built up and that is where it's come from which tallies up with what her appointee said. The appointee, like I've said before, is a social worker whom, I would of thought, must work along side the DWP and surely any monies they were going to take from her estate would have been accounted for. I was very suprised and stumped. Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, the money doesn't even exist until any of us actually sees it. Best way to think, wouldn't you agree? At least we know her funeral is covered because that takes precedent before anything else.

Madmelly

badmemory wrote: »

Don't let your father accept any of this money until you/he are sure the DWP aren't going to be back demanding money back from your mother's estate. Otherwise he could land up losing his benefits & then paying back a lot of money to the DWP.

This does worry me. I don't think they can but they do seem to make up their own rules as they go along. Anyway, If it does end up that my father will inherit then I will have to warn him about the nasty suprises he could be in store for. Not sure what he could do to prevent any of them though. He is in receipt of attendance allowance and that's why he get's help towards his rent/council tax. Not sure, if any, what difference that makes.

Cheeky_Monkey

There's no 'if' about it. As your mother didn't make a will (which you can do at any time by the way, not just when you're old), your father will inherit.

If that means that he will lose his means tested benefits, so be it. He will be able to reclaim them once his capital falls below the limit.

If the DWP do come knocking for any over-payment after he has received it, he can just pay it back out of the said inheritance.