If you have a deputyship is it easier to claim disability benefits?

[parasiticworm]

What's your experience been like claiming disability for learning disabilities if you have an appointee or deputyship for you or the person you look after?

[Jofisher]

It’s how your life is affected not what it’s called, if you have been refused always appeal. A deputyship has nothing to do with Benefits a deputyship is it someone lacks mental capacity you can legally manage their financial affairs and someone’s health and well-being. I hope that helps I am a deputy for son.

[parasiticworm in reply to Jofisher]

Yeah but having to have a deputyship shows the assessor that this person lacks capacity with managing money so obviously has an intellectual disability, getting a deputyship is hard. This would be they'll score maximum points with budgeting and managing money on their PIP. Having a deputy has everything to do with benefits so your wrong!

[Jofisher in reply to parasiticworm]

Ok if you say so

[SpeedyH]

Hi there. Deputyship with the Court of Protection doesnt influence benefits applications in any way. It is an official Court order that is awarded if there are, or are likely to be complex financial decisions that a person with a LD might not have capacity to make. Things like reading, understanding and signing rent contracts, or deciding where any savings should be invested, or selling a home etc. The rules of deputyship are that for each single decision, if the person can make it themselves, they must be allowed to do so. So having deputyship does not 'certify' the person with LD as not having capacity.

This means that a person with LD whose only income is benefits and no significant savings does not need Deputyship and the best thing is to be their appointee which lets you in help with their awarded benefits.

Perhaps get in touch with your local Citizen's advice as they are experts at helping people apply for the benefits that they are entitled to. Hope this help.

[Housebuster]

We were approved to manage our sons benefits before we got a deputyship. GPs and social workers can also do a capacity test re finances and assistance needed. Far quicker and easier route.