CASBA Coffee Morning with Anthony Collins Solicitors
This is a relaxed meeting to help you understand what to do to protect your family, care package and benefits.
You will hear from expert solicitors and people with lived experience on why planning for the future is so important.
You will:
· Meet other families
· Learn about Wills and trusts
· Be able to ask questions
· Take home useful information
This meeting is for adults with learning disabilities and their families.
This meeting is also for parents of people with learning disabilities.
When: 27 November 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Anthony Collins Solicitors, 6th Floor, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES
Important information about Wills and trusts
It’s very important to plan for the future of your family and loved ones with a learning disability.
You need to protect their means tested benefits and support packages.
If you take the right action their benefits and support do not need to change.
Here is some useful information:
What is a Will?
A Will says what happens to everything you own when you die.
What is a trust?
A trust looks after money, property and other important things. It works like a piggy bank. It can be used straight away.
Why set up a trust
This is one of the most important things you can do for the future.
It will help:
· Keep money safe
· Keep people’s lives the same as possible
Make sure people can keep doing the things they love
Can I just give all my money to someone?
No. Leaving your money to someone without a plan can change their benefits.
What happens if I don’t make a Will?
If you don't make a Will the government will decide what happens to your money and property.
They follow set rules about who gets what. The rules don't think about what you want or what your family needs.
What is a trust?
A trust protects your money and property more than a Will. This is because people called trustees look after the money in the trust.
Setting up a trust is difficult. You need a lawyer who knows about trusts for people with disabilities.
How do I make a trust?
A lawyer will talk to you about what you want. They will tell you which type of trust is best.
The trustees will give the trust money to the people you want to help.
A person who gets the money is called a beneficiary.
Remembering CASBA in your Will
CASBA’s Vision is a society where people with learning disabilities live as equal citizens.
CASBA helps people with learning disabilities to get their voices heard and their rights accepted.
You can help us create this future with a gift in your Will.
At CASBA, we are grateful for every gift we receive from wonderful supporters like you. Below are just some of the ways that your gift will have a positive impact for the people we support.
Click here to read all of our information about remembering CASBA in you Will
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