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Regular Payments

How to set up a regular payment  I  Amending a Regular Payment | Stopping a Regular Payment 

The Regular Payment facility is useful for recurring payments to cover such costs as nursing home fees. 

The payment goes direct to the Deputy account.

Any payments out must not exceed (as a total) any annual limit set by the Court of Protection.  CFO will check the account and court order to ensure that this is not the case. 

Provided that the regular payment does not exceed that of any annual limit set by the Court of Protection, payments will automatically be made for a fixed amount at a set time.  The set time may be monthly, quarterly, half yearly or annually depending on the instructions you give us.

 

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How to set up a regular payment

The regular payment facility is available for recurring payments out for a maximum of 24 months (2 years) at a time.  CFO will automatically renew the regular payment unless told other wise.  The CFO will write to you 1 month prior to the renewal to inform you of this. 

To arrange this facility, you will need to fill in and submit form R (Regular payment request).

When filling in the form R, you will need to ensure the following are completed:

  1. Full name of the client
  2. The case number (available on the court order)
  3. The annual limit granted by the Court (available on the court order)
  4. The date your withdrawal limit is renewed (available on the court order)
  5. Tick the ‘NEW’ box to demonstrate this is a new regular payment
  6. The amount of money to be paid out (in words and figures)
  7. How often it is to paid out
  8. The commencement date
  9. Amount of time the payment will be made (maximum of 23 months)
  10. Account details of the Deputy
  11. Your contact details, ensuring you sign and date the form
  12. Renewing a Regular Payment

 

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Amending a Regular Payment

If you wish to amend an existing regular payment for any reason such as the amount needed or frequency of payment has changed, you will need to complete a new form R instructing us to do so, ensuring that you tick the ‘AMENDING’ box on the Form.

 

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Stopping a Regular Payment

If you wish to stop an existing regular payment for any reason you will need to complete a new form R instructing us to do so, ensuring that you tick the ‘STOP’ box on the Form.

Please send the completed form R, whether a New, Amending or Stop instruction, to:

Court Funds Office
22 Kingsway 
London, WC2B 6LE

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Please note that we cannot accept photocopies or faxes of the form R.

The CFO will return any payment instruction if there are any difficulties with it, such as incomplete information, lack of date or signature or the documentation received is a photocopy or fax.

Please be aware that any instruction for a payment out that exceeds the annual financial limit direct by the Court of Protection or where there are insufficient funds available on the account will be returned automatically. 

The CFO will explain the reason for the return and state what is needed in order to process it correctly.
The CFO will deal with the Regular Payment instruction and will send you confirmation that this has been done within 5 working days of receipt of a properly completed instruction.