Which power of attorney form do I need?
Two forms, three prices, and a handful of situations where neither form is the answer. Five questions sort them out. The result is the form, the fee and the page to read next.
What it decides, and from where
The form comes from what you want the attorneys to decide: money and property is LP1F, health and welfare is LP1H, and both means both. The fee comes from the two tests on the Office of the Public Guardian's form LPA120: qualifying means-tested benefits make it free, and income of £12,000 or less before tax halves it. Our cost page sets out both tests and the evidence each one wants.
Two answers end the questions early. A power of attorney for use in Scotland or Northern Ireland is a different document under different law, and the tool sends you to the right government site. And if the person has already lost the capacity to make the decision, a lasting power of attorney is no longer possible; the route is a deputyship through the Court of Protection, which the tool describes with its fees.
What it will not do
It will not judge whether someone has capacity. That question belongs to the person, the certificate provider who signs the form, and if needed a doctor. It will not choose between option A and option B on life-sustaining treatment, which is the donor's decision alone. And it will not quote a solicitor's price, because no official body publishes one.
Common questions
Which form is which?
LP1F is the lasting power of attorney for property and financial affairs: money, bills, bank accounts and your home. LP1H is for health and welfare: daily care, medical treatment and where you live. They are separate forms, separate applications and separate fees, and you can make one or both.
Can this tool tell me whether someone still has capacity?
No, and it is built not to. Capacity is decided decision by decision at the time, and on the form it is the certificate provider who confirms the donor understands what they are signing. If the answer is genuinely uncertain, a GP or a solicitor is the place to settle it before anyone starts on the form.
How does it work out the fee?
From two published tests on form LPA120. Certain means-tested benefits, including the Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit, make registration free. Income before tax of £12,000 a year or less halves the £92 fee to £46. Otherwise it is £92 per form, so £184 for both. Every figure was checked on 10 September 2026.
Is anything I enter stored or sent?
No. The five answers stay in your browser, nothing is transmitted or logged, and closing the tab discards them. There is no account and no email box. The result is a form number, a fee and two links, which is all the tool knows about you.
Once you know the form, the thing that gets applications rejected is the order people sign it in. Our forms page sets that out, and the LP1F and LP1H walkthroughs take each form section by section.