My mum has never had any sort of official ID. No passport ,licence ,credit card and she has just got her first bank account due to me having an LPA.
She is recently bereaved and sorting stuff out without ID is proving difficult. Soon she will have a fair wedge of money (that will pay for her care) and we will need to stick it in various accounts.
What is the easiest way of getting her some sort of official photo ID that will smooth out the whole process?
She is housebound ,so visiting agencies is not an option .
What does she actually need the id for? I can't recall producing my mother's id for any matters after I got a LPA (but it's been a while) otherwise I would say getting a passport might be easiest.
In Scotland she'd qualify for a National Entitlement Card (basically a bus pass) so check there's nothing similar where you are. My brother-in-law got a CitizenCard which is available throughout the UK.
Passport has to be the easiest way. Can be applied for on-line, and you can even upload a good digital photo from a phone camera.
In Scotland she'd qualify for a National Entitlement Card (basically a bus pass)
She could apply for a bus pass? Would that be acceptable ID?
Does she still have her birth certificate? Marriage certificate, recent utility bills, all that palaver?
Is she still capable of voting? Worth checking the rules for that and ticking two boxes at the same time.
Passport has to be the easiest way. Can be applied for on-line, and you can even upload a good digital photo from a phone camera.
Yeah? I know how to take a photo that ‘should’ be acceptable, according to the application form, but it was refused, even after making several amendments. The photos I took using a booth in town, on the other hand, were acceptable straight away. 🤷🏼♂️ YMMV.