Hello,
I will try to be as accurate as i can
My mother passed away pretty unexpectedly
Her house was left to me, i am also her executor
I have had to sort her funeral/DWP/council tax etc etc
My ma was on state pension and pension credit
Up until now no monies were either owed to her or owed back to the state
I am on benefit, it was called incapacity now after all the phonecalls to hanley (jobcentreplus is it ?) they tell me my benefit is called something else
After i had sorted the funeral (had to apply for and recieved a grant for roughly half the basic funeral cost) and dwp and all the relevent bodies i was left owing just under 1200 pound towards the funeral
I have got it down to a third of that now (borrowing/selling items)
My main worry is obviously paying the funeral directors
I called to ask for paperwork about the house now being mine (0845 number system)
They sent a massive form which as it turns out was the wrong form, my benefit payment was suspended, just a mess up not of my doing :(
So now i have a A64A 04/10 form to fill in and send off
On numerous calls to the department of security (not sure of exact term to use) i explained my main worry is paying the balance left on my ma's funeral
As it stands now hopefully next week when i recieve my benefit i can bring what i owe down more
Thing is, no one i've spoke to on the phone can tell me really what is going on benefit-wise to me, and i have no idea what to expect
I want to move into my ma's house as soon as i can just as she wished, but having to find the balance of the funeral cost has really hit me money-wise (i kept a car on the road purely for my ma's hospital and doctor appointments etc, actually to tell you the truth my ma kept it on the road)
I feel in my heart of hearts paying off the funeral directors first makes sense, then i can sort my affairs out as-to moving in to my ma's and giving the flat i live in to someone else
I as i say was on what was then termed Incapacity which now maybe called something else
Also i claimed rent and council tax allowance/benefit
I just don't know who to ask again who who can help, so i managed to get online and post here
Any questions i'll gladly answer
Thankyou
Deffy
I will try to be as accurate as i can
My mother passed away pretty unexpectedly
Her house was left to me, i am also her executor
I have had to sort her funeral/DWP/council tax etc etc
My ma was on state pension and pension credit
Up until now no monies were either owed to her or owed back to the state
I am on benefit, it was called incapacity now after all the phonecalls to hanley (jobcentreplus is it ?) they tell me my benefit is called something else
After i had sorted the funeral (had to apply for and recieved a grant for roughly half the basic funeral cost) and dwp and all the relevent bodies i was left owing just under 1200 pound towards the funeral
I have got it down to a third of that now (borrowing/selling items)
My main worry is obviously paying the funeral directors
I called to ask for paperwork about the house now being mine (0845 number system)
They sent a massive form which as it turns out was the wrong form, my benefit payment was suspended, just a mess up not of my doing :(
So now i have a A64A 04/10 form to fill in and send off
On numerous calls to the department of security (not sure of exact term to use) i explained my main worry is paying the balance left on my ma's funeral
As it stands now hopefully next week when i recieve my benefit i can bring what i owe down more
Thing is, no one i've spoke to on the phone can tell me really what is going on benefit-wise to me, and i have no idea what to expect
I want to move into my ma's house as soon as i can just as she wished, but having to find the balance of the funeral cost has really hit me money-wise (i kept a car on the road purely for my ma's hospital and doctor appointments etc, actually to tell you the truth my ma kept it on the road)
I feel in my heart of hearts paying off the funeral directors first makes sense, then i can sort my affairs out as-to moving in to my ma's and giving the flat i live in to someone else
I as i say was on what was then termed Incapacity which now maybe called something else
Also i claimed rent and council tax allowance/benefit
I just don't know who to ask again who who can help, so i managed to get online and post here
Any questions i'll gladly answer
Thankyou
Deffy