Lasting Power of Attorney, being in care and your financial affairs

• Lasting power of attorney

  Lasting power of attorney (LPA) - how to make, cancel or end one, fees, registering, the Office of the Public Guardian and register an enduring power of attorney

• Apply to the Court of Protection

  You need to apply to the Court of Protection to act as someone's deputy and make decisions on their behalf

• Court of Protection

  Contact information for the Court of Protection

• Become a court-appointed deputy

  A deputy is someone appointed by the Court of Protection to make decisions for someone who is unable to do so on their own

• Find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them

  Apply to search the Office of the Public Guardian registers to see if they have a Lasting Power of Attorney or a deputy acting on their behalf

• Mental health tribunal

  Appealing to a mental health tribunal if someone is sectioned: how to appeal, what happens at a hearing and what to do if you lose your case

• Report a concern about an attorney or deputy

  Call the Office of the Public Guardian if you have concerns about an attorney, deputy or a decision they've made for someone else

• Become an appointee for someone claiming benefits

  Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply, stop being an appointee

• Claim and deal with Child Benefit for someone else

  Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees

• Carer's Allowance

  Carer's Allowance is money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for - eligibility, apply, claim for DS700

• Claiming and dealing with tax credits for someone else

  Deal with the Tax Credit office for someone else - authorisation, TC689 authorisation form, appointees, if your child has a baby

• Court Funds Office processes

  The Court Funds Office provides a banking service for the civil courts in England and Wales for Court of Protection clients and children under 18

• Handling someone's personal tax affairs on their behalf

  Handling someone else's tax affairs - discussing personal tax information, appointees, lasting power of attorney

• Leaving foster or local authority care

  Leaving foster or local council care - support from your council, review meetings and financial help

• Make a lasting power of attorney

  Online forms to create and register a lasting power of attorney

• Office of the Public Guardian

  Contact the Office of the Public Guardian to find out how to appoint someone to make decisions for you or how to become a deputy for someone else