A Patient’s Private Property (PPP) Account is an account holding the money and private property of certain people in long stay care in Ireland.  These accounts are managed on behalf of the person by the Health Service Executive (HSE) or someone else on behalf of the HSE (usually a service provider).  

Management of PPP Accounts: 

The Health Service Executive (HSE) operates in excess of 15,000 Patients’ Private Property Accounts (PPPA’s) for clients at over 170 locations nationally. These accounts are generally held on behalf of clients who are in long term residential care, primarily within the following services: 

• Older PeopleMental HealthIntellectual DisabilityPhysical and Sensory Disability
• Acute Hospitals (long stay)

Rules:

Money lodged in these accounts must be used for the benefit of the individual. The HSE may invest money held in the PPP Account or spend it for the benefit of the account holder unless directed otherwise by the account holder or by a next friend appointed by the court. The HSE must inform the account holder and publish a notice of its intention in a daily newspaper. The spending of any amount over €5,000 in a calendar year must be approved by the Circuit Court.

Further information on PPP Accounts: 

PPP Account Guidelines 

PPPA Central Unit
Central Business Park
Clonminch
Tullamore
Co Offaly

Tel: 057 9357912