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Pension help needed
Crossy
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My 80 year old Mother-in-Law has suffered a serious stroke and has been in hospital for nearly six weeks now and it looks like she will stay for quite a few weeks longer.
Her husband relied on her to see to all the financial bits and pieces which included their state pension, as he hasn;t a clue about these things I am helping by paying his bills etc and collecting their pension. My question is as my MIL is experiencing a long stay in hospital will this affect their joint state pension?, she never paid full stamp so relied on her hubby's state pension.
I would appreciate any help with this
Cheers
Her husband relied on her to see to all the financial bits and pieces which included their state pension, as he hasn;t a clue about these things I am helping by paying his bills etc and collecting their pension. My question is as my MIL is experiencing a long stay in hospital will this affect their joint state pension?, she never paid full stamp so relied on her hubby's state pension.
I would appreciate any help with this
Cheers
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State Pension is not affected by a stay in hospital under 52 weeks, although if they get any pension credit or other benefit's they may be affected.
see the 'What happens if' section here;
http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/atoz/atozdetailed/retirement.aspI no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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