hi not sure if this is the right forum for posting about this but hopefully it is. We are in a difficult situation. My dad remarried 11 yrs ago after my mum died. He is now 81 and in a home and will have to stay there. We are paying for it out of his savings. We are trying to apply for the HSE fair deal scheme and it is my belief from getting advice that his wife's income house etc has to be assessed because they are married. Dad moved into her house when they married but he has a small house that he rents out. Her family say she does not have to be assessed and they are unwilling to sign the forms for us. She had been giving money every month to her two daughters to pay for private schools for their kids. This has being going on for 6 years and we presume this is why they don't want her assessed.
So my question is what can we do? Currently we are paying out 1700 a week!
Thanks
So my question is what can we do? Currently we are paying out 1700 a week!
Thanks