incapacity benefit to state pension

joedoe

i have been on sickness benefits continuously since 1994 and am due to go to state pension in july. can anyone tell me if i would be able to continue on incapacity benefit for any length of time eg under transitional rules instead of going to state pension

richard9991

joedoe wrote: »

i have been on sickness benefits continuously since 1994 and am due to go to state pension in july. can anyone tell me if i would be able to continue on incapacity benefit for any length of time eg under transitional rules instead of going to state pension

no you afaik you cant claim incapacity benefit once you reach retirement age as incap is a working age benefit

joedoe

booklet received re state pension claim has a paragraph which states - it is sometimes possible to remain on incapacity benefit after state pension age

Alter_ego

Maybe if you defer your SP

anmarj

if i remember rightly it is only the lower rate of IB you would get, for a max of 12 months and is an excluded benefit for defering your sp.

http://www.mypersonalfinances.co.uk/SC_Docs/doclibrary/Guide_to_state_pension.pdf - page 63

http://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/state-pensions/deferring#deferral%20exceptions