cupid_stunt
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Long story short, a couple I know has asked me for advice re-social services back-dating a larger claim for contributions to her father's care home fees, let's call him Fred.
Fred went into a care home in Nov. 22, in Feb. 23 they received a letter that his contributions would be 'X' amount per week, then in June 23 they received a form for doing a financial assessment, which was completed and returned.
In Feb 24 they received letters dated Aug 23 increasing the amount payable, and social services adjusted the amount paid to the care home, resulting in the care home invoicing them for almost £2000, they have emptied Fred's bank account, and paid £750, leaving £1250 outstanding.
There is money missing from the account, because when this first started, Fred had, given his cashpoint card to his son and told him to help himself to cash when he needed it, which he did for various fairly small amounts, every few days, over a period of several weeks, otherwise the money would be there to pay the outstanding £1250.
However, to me, this was basically Fred giving cash to his son, when he didn't know that it would be needed to cover care homes fees, it could be said that the son somewhat took the piss TBH, but there's certainly no suggestion of fraud.
They are worried about being chased for this money, as they simply don't have it, I've told them not to worry as it's not their debt, and they can't be held responsible for Fred's debt.
I am assuming a simple letter to social services, copied to the home, basically setting out the above, should resolve it, and social services will just have to swallow it, in view of their delays in issuing a correct demand for contributions, which was well after the money had been spent by Fred's son, who also has no way to re-pay the money back.
Just wondering if anyone has experience of this sort of thing, and can offer any advice, before I write a 'YP' letter to social services.
*YP= Your Problem.
Fred went into a care home in Nov. 22, in Feb. 23 they received a letter that his contributions would be 'X' amount per week, then in June 23 they received a form for doing a financial assessment, which was completed and returned.
In Feb 24 they received letters dated Aug 23 increasing the amount payable, and social services adjusted the amount paid to the care home, resulting in the care home invoicing them for almost £2000, they have emptied Fred's bank account, and paid £750, leaving £1250 outstanding.
There is money missing from the account, because when this first started, Fred had, given his cashpoint card to his son and told him to help himself to cash when he needed it, which he did for various fairly small amounts, every few days, over a period of several weeks, otherwise the money would be there to pay the outstanding £1250.
However, to me, this was basically Fred giving cash to his son, when he didn't know that it would be needed to cover care homes fees, it could be said that the son somewhat took the piss TBH, but there's certainly no suggestion of fraud.
They are worried about being chased for this money, as they simply don't have it, I've told them not to worry as it's not their debt, and they can't be held responsible for Fred's debt.
I am assuming a simple letter to social services, copied to the home, basically setting out the above, should resolve it, and social services will just have to swallow it, in view of their delays in issuing a correct demand for contributions, which was well after the money had been spent by Fred's son, who also has no way to re-pay the money back.
Just wondering if anyone has experience of this sort of thing, and can offer any advice, before I write a 'YP' letter to social services.
*YP= Your Problem.