Are you a family member with a relative living with autism, epilepsy or a disability If you have a family member with epilepsy it can be incredibly important to establish a “Discretionary Trust” for that member. Expand If this is not done and they receive benefit from your Will then it is entirely possible that the family member you care will lose some, or all, of their statutory benefits on receipt of the gift you have left them in your will. Typically, the cost of such a trust is only £250 but it can protect the whole future for your family member living with a challenging medical condition. If you decide this is a good idea, you can also draft Lasting Powers of Attorney. There are two lasting powers of attorney – one for financial decisions and another for health and care decisions. Again, it is important to take professional advice to make sure they are phrased to suit the needs of your whole family.You can find out more about this here
Further advice and will writing providers There are a number of sources you can go for further information about will writing. Support Dogs is also supported by a number of law firms who offer discounts to help our supporters make or update a will Expand McClure Solicitors Support Dogs have partnered with McClure Solicitors to offer you a free will service.You can get your will done free of charge, whether your circumstances are simple or complex. All they ask is that you consider making a donation of any size to Support Dogs. A will usually costs around £150 for a single client and £240 for a couple. For more details call McClure Solicitors on Freephone 0800 852 1999 or email [email protected]Remember a CharitySupport Dogs are member of the Remember a Charity campaign, to highlight the important and impact of charitable gifts in wills.You can cick here to visit the Remember A Charity website to find a solicitor in your local area, who will be able to advise you on leaving gifts to charities when making a will.
Free online will making service We have partnered Make a Will Online to provide FREE will writing service for supporters. Expand We have partnered with MakeaWillOnline.co.uk to provide a free of charge will writing service to supporters. This simple to use online service is available at www.makeawillonline.co.uk/supportdogs and is a simple online form to work through. Make-a-Will Online work with hundreds of different charities across the UK and have been operating for over 10 years.The solicitors from Make-a-Will Online check every will for your peace of mind. When you make a will they tell us a gift exists. You can also choose to share your name so we can say “thank you”. It’s possible to make a will without sharing any information at all with us by going to https://makeawillonline.co.uk/online-wills. We won’t find out anything about any gift you leave. Whatever you choose to do we are very grateful for your help!
Different types of gifts you can make in your will Including a gift in your will is very straightforward. First you need to decide what type of gift you would like to leave Expand Residuary giftThis is when, after you have made specific and monetary gifts, a percentage is left to one or more individuals or charities. As it is a percentage it ensures that your loved ones are taken care of and you won’t have to keep changing your Will as circumstances change. This is a particularly popular way to leave a gift to a charity.A gift of just 1% to our charity in your will can make a huge difference to those we help. When contacting your professional will adviser, you just need our registered charity number 1088281 to include our charity in your will. Cash giftThis is when you state a specific amount of money, for example £5,000. It is also known as a pecuniary gift. This can be of any amount you choose. When contacting your professional will adviser, you just need our registered charity number 1088281 to include our charity in your will.