Help Please

japesy

If you haven't worked for 30 years, but ran a household and looked after kids, what happens when you need abit of help.

My mum in law was getting help from her ex but he is now retired and the payments will be stopping in the new year.

She has just had her hips done and it looks as though at 60 it will be hard for her to find work. What does she do, does she sue, if so would you sue a pensioner seems wrong.

So she will live with her other daughter and they will make sure she is ok but she wants to be dependent

WHAT CAN SHE DO??

Doctor says she is unfit to work, look for work etc etc.

Thanks in advance:(

dmg24

japesy wrote: »

If you haven't worked for 30 years, but ran a household and looked after kids, what happens when you need abit of help.

My mum in law was getting help from her ex but he is now retired and the payments will be stopping in the new year.

She has just had her hips done and it looks as though at 60 it will be hard for her to find work. What does she do, does she sue, if so would you sue a pensioner seems wrong.

So she will live with her other daughter and they will make sure she is ok but she wants to be dependent

WHAT CAN SHE DO??

Doctor says she is unfit to work, look for work etc etc.

Thanks in advance:(

Who is she planning to sue? Has she been looking after kids for thirty years? Why would the doctor tell her to look for work if they think she is unfit for work?

:bigoldconfused:

Bellio

DX2 wrote: »

Sue who her ex? :rotfl:

lol V Funny. Just what I was thinking

McKneff

Who would she sue????

There must be some work about she could do.
Im 61 and I still work. with arthritis, osteoporisis, pernicious anaemia.

If her ex has been helping her out then she should think herself extremely lucky.

ESA if she is not fit for work

JSA if she is.

Old age pension should kick in when she is 61 or so.

Oldernotwiser

Was there an arrangement regarding the splitting of FIL's pension when the financial settlement was made after the divorce? If not, she can claim Pension Credit of £130 per week together with HB/LHA/CTB.

dawyldthing

but has your national insurance contribution been paid over the past 39 years i think it is?

Oldernotwiser

dawyldthing wrote: »

but has your national insurance contribution been paid over the past 39 years i think it is?

Doesn't matter for pension credit - you need never have worked a day in your life.

japesy

dmg24 wrote: »

Who is she planning to sue? Has she been looking after kids for thirty years? Why would the doctor tell her to look for work if they think she is unfit for work?

:bigoldconfused:

thanks for the reply, doctor says unfit but the ESA said she was fit for work.

The sue comment, sorry about that she is crippled with pain from a hip replacement. They have put two all metal hips in her and they like 10,000 others are faulty and releasing chemicals.

Sorry but due to weather house is full and I didn't explain or word very well

thanks to all the kind replies, she really is in a awful state physically and is the not the type to avoid work

japesy

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Was there an arrangement regarding the splitting of FIL's pension when the financial settlement was made after the divorce? If not, she can claim Pension Credit of £130 per week together with HB/LHA/CTB.

thank you, is this regardless of age

seven-day-weekend

japesy wrote: »

thank you, is this regardless of age

She has to be of State Pension age (she can find out when hers is by following the link http://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/state-pensions/state-pension-age-calculator )