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care home Financial

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pixiemummy01 · 08/09/2025 20:06

Hello I have just received forms from my DM's care home , she is self funding , we sold her property last year so there is a large sum of money in her savings account.
On the forms they say they need to know how much money she has in her accounts and her income is this right? can I just say there are sufficient funds in her account for a few years?

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OLDERME · 08/09/2025 20:21

Indeed you learn something every day. I knew that Local Authorities need financial information, but not private care homes.

Harriet9955 · 08/09/2025 20:17

As above they will want income of savings and pensions etc. She can claim Attendance Allowance if self funding.

redlightgreenlight123 · 08/09/2025 20:16

no, you’ll have to submit bank statements and details of the house sale, all pension, shares, investments held etc. it’s very intrusive but rightfully so. They need to check people are not trying to hide money. It was quite an intense process we went through but worth being thorough as it will help in the longer term once they were out of cash and the council need to take over funding.

OLDERME · 08/09/2025 20:15

I think that you might want legal advice/citizens advice bureau, before answering this question. I really can't understand why they would need to know.

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