Planning for the Future with Wills and Trusts

Wills and Trusts

We understand that as parents and carers you might be worried about the future, but we can help you plan for it. Inheriting a lump sum of money could affect an autistic person’s benefit entitlement and care, so it is important to put plans in place to ensure their financial protection and your peace of mind. A trust is a way of providing for them without disrupting their life.

Wills and Trusts Phone Service

The National Autistic Society’s Wills and Trusts Phone Service allows you to speak to a qualified solicitor who can talk through your options, answer your questions, and provide the information you need before starting to make your arrangements.

The phone service operates on a call back basis every second Friday between 11am – 1pm. Please complete this form to request a call and we’ll be in touch shortly with further information about an appointment.

Please note that there is a currently a waiting time of around 4 months for a Phone Service appointment, due to demand.

Contact us

If your need for advice is more urgent, then we would recommend contacting a specialist solicitor directly through the specialist solicitor list we can provide you by emailing willsandtrusts@nas.org.uk, or contacting a solicitor listed through The Law Society or STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).

Northern Ireland FAQs

For those based in Northern Ireland, although we currently do not have a Wills and Trusts Service we do have a FAQs page to answer your common questions about wills and trusts in Northern Ireland.

Read our Northern Ireland wills and trusts FAQs

Please note that this FAQ is specific to Northern Irish law, and the FAQ does not apply to England, Wales, or Scotland.