I have a client who looks after his wife who cannot sign her name. He is accepted as the agent for her. AA form section 10 says that if you are signing the form for someone, then a different person has to fill in the section about the person who knows you best. My argument is that he can sign the form for his wife as her agent but fills in the bit about knowing her needs as her husband.. The client and wife are extremely isolated due to her dementia and needs and have no family. So other than the GP it seems wrong to force the nusband to look for someone. Hope this makes sence. Any comments. The BEL disagree with me.!

I can understand the reason why the DBC, and the claim form say that - what can the client say in the statement that he hasn't already said in the form...? Whether he completes it or not makes no difference as there is no verification of the disabled needs from someone else. Have you seen the client's partner? If so, would probably be helpful if you wrote a letter to verify the disabilities in lieu of the statement. If not, and the claim could be either way, might be useful to contact a social work care manager, OT or other professional at this stage.