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My mother’s Debt

cheesypuff · 2019-06-18 14:55:34

Looking some advice my father died 6 wks ago and my elderly mother has early onset Alzheimer’s she has lost my fathers pensions and is now struggling. She has 3 cards adding up to 7,000 debt. I went through Payplam and went through her expenditure with them but as she only had £50 surplus every month they won’t represent…

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18 June 2019 at 7:51PM edited 18 June 2019 at 7:53PM

If you don't have power of attorney, it would be sensible to discuss it with her for both finances and health and welfare if she is still well enough to be able to do so. You don't need a solicitor and she can look into whether her income is low enough for the fees to be waived. This will make things a lot easier further down the line as her dementia progresses.

Have you looked at attendance allowance, as that isn't means tested - I'm presuming she's over 65?

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

Pedant alert - it's could have not could of.

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