Lasting Power of Attorney
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Community help in retirement
Not everyone has friends and family nearby to help them in retirement. However, there are other resources available to help.
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Deciding to move into a care home
Making the decision to go into a care home is never an easy decision. In-home care is a great alternative, but it doesn’t work for everyone.
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Internet banking
Most of us do internet banking these days, but if we are older we may not have got into that, or we might distrust it and feel that it is…
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Attendance allowance
Attendance Allowance: It is a government benefit that helps with extra costs if you are over state pension age and need someone to help look after you.
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Planning for the inevitable
The inevitable will happen to all of us and it’s good to get planning and talking about it before we go. The inevitable might be that your attorneys need to…
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Getting Care At Home
So, you’ve decided that the best thing for your loved one (or you) is to get some help with care at home. It could be help with meals, or with…
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Tax in retirement
HMRC should send you a PAYE coding notice each year, unless they believe that a source of PAYE income is not chargeable to tax, or if you do not have…
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Choosing your attorneys
You don’t have to have the same attorneys for both health and welfare and finance. You can have different ones.
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Power of Attorney
Have you written and registered your power of attorney yet? You’re never too young; it doesn’t matter what age you are, if something happens to you and you can’t make…
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Passports and identity
Passports are not just for trips abroad. They are a very useful piece of ID and, if possible, make sure you keep yours renewed even if you don’t think you’ll…