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    • 6th January 2021 at 4:51 pm #15001
      Ed Freeman
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      Am I right in thinking that if I die whilst I have money in my Trust Account, it will go to my next of Kin or whoever I nominate in my Will?

    • 7th January 2021 at 10:03 am #15007
      Jeff Prevost
      Participant

      Hi Ed,

      Thanks for your message.

      If you have any funds held in your ‘Annual Grant’ account at the Trust upon your death, then these funds will form part of your estate. This would include any future dated monthly payments that you might have in place that haven’t yet been released. In this instance, any future dated Annual Grant monthly payments would be cancelled, and the accumulated balance of these would then form part of your total remaining Annual Grant balance.

      Unfortunately any funds remaining in your Health Grant account at the Trust upon your death would not form part of your estate. This is because the Health Grant is a ‘restricted fund’ specifically allocated to meet the health and well being needs of the beneficiary.

      I hope this helps, and if you have any further questions Ed please feel free to contact me.

      Kind regards

      Jeff

      Finance Team (email: jeff.prevost@thalidomidetrust.org)

      • This reply was modified 3 months, 1 week ago by Jeff Prevost.
    • 7th January 2021 at 1:17 pm #15014
      Ed Freeman
      Participant

      Thanks Jeff, that’s as I suspected.

      On the subject of Health Grant, will we be getting one this year, given the Government Financial problems.

    • 27th January 2021 at 10:23 am #15142
      Jeff Prevost
      Participant

      Hi Ed,

      Sorry for the delayed response.

      Yes, the Health Grant will be available on 1st June 2021.

      Kind regards

      Jeff

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