If a person is incapable of managing their own finances due to a physical or mental health incapacity and cannot cope with claiming benefits, paying bills or managing money they may need an appointee to provide help. An appointee may be required on a temporary or permanent basis.

What does being an appointee mean?

An appointee is a person or organisation that is registered with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to manage a person's benefits if they lack capacity to do this themselves.

What is an appointee responsible for?

Your responsibilities as an appointee

As an appointee you take on full responsibility for making and maintaining any claim and managing the spending of the benefit. This means that you: must claim any benefits to which the customer may be entitled.