Posts from June 2020

Why the OPG rejects thousands of LPAs

Posted on 18th June 2020

In the last 12 months (to April 2020) the Office of the Public Guardian OPG) rejected nearly 22,000 Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) applications in England and Wales.

An LPA could be the answer for people who are worried about how their financial affairs could be managed if they were seriously ill, even for a short time, during the coronavirus outbreak.

Do you want to provide for a vulnerable relative?

Posted on 3rd June 2020

Family members, most frequently parents, worry about how to provide for a relative who is, or who could become, vulnerable.

Who is vulnerable?

Of course, we could all become vulnerable at some point in our lives due to accident, illness, or changes in our circumstances.

However, more generally someone could be described as vulnerable if they:

aren’t educationally or emotionally mature for their age

don’t understand how to manage their finances

depend on ‘means tested’ benefits for their day to day needs because they are unable to work, for example.

Posts from June 2020

Why the OPG rejects thousands of LPAs

Do you want to provide for a vulnerable relative?

Who is vulnerable?

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