Pension Credit

nilla

Thats what it said on the pension credit forecast we have no savings, I get what I have said above and hubby used to get £200 a week wage, we live in a council house and have done for a year before that we were in private rented but they sold it

Whiteknight

If the Tax Credits are all paid for your child then this would not be taken into consideration for Pension Credit, from what you have said the only income you would have coming in now that your husband is out of work is the £53 carers allowance you get for looking after your daughter. With no savings you would get more than £35 a week.

Best bet is to get your husband to call The Pension Service on Tuesday on 0800 991234 if he wants to put in a claim for Pension Credit for the both of you but I would check how that Tax Credit it made up.

Kimitatsu

If you can get the pensions credit people to come and see you they will do all of the forms for you as well. Have to say their benefits maximisation teams are excellent, and will guide you through everything you need to know.

Sorry I cant be more help, but to be honest from what you have said your hubby has a good case for a tribunal.

hobbledehoy.

If you can get the pensions credit people to come and see you they will do all of the forms for you as well. Have to say their benefits maximisation teams are excellent, and will guide you through everything you need to know.


I have just noticed your comments in bold. And yes I know it is 12.40am! I've just spent the evening with my neighbours and have been talking about how to claim benefits for over 60's.
I don't really know the in's and out's so I have pointed him towards the CAB.

Then I see your comments.

Where would he get these people to come out to see him? Do they actually sit down with him and go through his finances to see what help is available from where ever?

Thanks very much

Invalidation

Call turn2us on their free helpline. They advised me as to everything I was entitled to.
http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

Oldernotwiser

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Credit will be in addition to Pension Credit; you don't have to pay them out of it.

Did you include your daughter's DLA as your income?

nilla

No I didnt include it, one that site entitled to it came out at £121 a week but on the DWP site it says £33 0r £35 so its confusing

Kimitatsu

hobbledehoy. wrote: »

If you can get the pensions credit people to come and see you they will do all of the forms for you as well. Have to say their benefits maximisation teams are excellent, and will guide you through everything you need to know.


I have just noticed your comments in bold. And yes I know it is 12.40am! I've just spent the evening with my neighbours and have been talking about how to claim benefits for over 60's.
I don't really know the in's and out's so I have pointed him towards the CAB.

Then I see your comments.

Where would he get these people to come out to see him? Do they actually sit down with him and go through his finances to see what help is available from where ever?

Thanks very much

Hi and Happy New Year!

Yes the pensions credits team will come out to his home and go through everything with them......if you give them a call and ask for a home visit they have teams of people that will come out to their home. They go through everything to maximise their benefits, so will look at not only pension credit, but housing, council tax, attendance allowance where applicable, and point them towards any grants or other charitable organisations such as the RBL etc that may be able to help.

They set this up a few years ago to minimise the amount of times people have to come back because they dont have relevant paperwork, or mobility issues etc etc. Benefits take up in the over 60's is one of the areas highlighted by the government and DWP as having a poor take up, so please get on the phone to them and make an appointment

hobbledehoy.

And a Happy New Year to you.

Many thanks Kimitatsu for that info. I will go over and see him after lunch. That sounds a realy good offer. I presume from what you have said, that this relates to only those over 60 and not for the whole of the age range, otherwise I could see it being a problem! Is this a well known thing? I have never heard of it before.

I didn't realise that the over 60's were reluctant to claim what they are entitled to. Mind you I can understand it, as per my neighbour's enquiries with me. He just didn't know who to talk to about it - and I'm no good really.
But thanks once again, I will pass the details to him.
Thanks also Invalidation, I will have a look at that site too later this morning. I appreciate your input.

Invalidation

hobbledehoy. wrote: »

And a Happy New Year to you.

But thanks once again, I will pass the details to him.
Thanks also Invalidation, I will have a look at that site too later this morning. I appreciate your input.

Glad I could help.
The site I mentiond has their freephone number. They spent some time with me on the phone and went through all my income and benefits etc, and worked out for me exactly what I was entitled to after being switched from IS to PC.
The PC people themselves were hopeless, failing to inform me of several things, cocking things up and taking well over 5 weeks to start paying my PC, then after 2 payments they cocked up again and my PC was stopped by accident and it took a very hard phone call from me demanding to speak to a supervisor who finaly got the actual payment office to contact me who explained what had happened. They still failed to apologise.
Thats life these days I suppose.
Good luck