state pension/married mans supplement

dranfield

I am 65 in December and receive my state pensiion. My wife is 52. Will I get an allowance for her,if so ,how much?

atush

No, you won't. She is young enough to still work and will get her pension later in life (age 66/67)?

Do you have any private or work pensions? Does your wife? If not, have you saved outside of pensions to compensate for this?

If you have not saved, nor has she, you or she or both, will have to remain in work until her SP age.

I don't think you can get pension credit if your spouse is not working by choice/preference.

If your wife cannot work because she is disabled the answer could be different.

xylophone

https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/overview

dranfield

I always thought you got £64.40 if your wife did,nt work.

anmarj

adult depandency increase for state pension was abolished in April 2010, the only way she would get £64.40 was if she was State pension Age, had less than 60% of the basic pension in her own right.

custardy

dranfield wrote: »

I always thought you got £64.40 if your wife did,nt work.

why not?....

atush

yes, you can get that- but not until her SP age which is around 66 I think.

kidmugsy

anmarj wrote: »

... increase for state pension was abolished in April 2010

Bast@rd Tory capitalist swine. Oh, APRIL, you say?

dranfield

I always thought you got £64.40 if your wife did,nt work.

custardy

dranfield wrote: »

I always thought you got £64.40 if your wife did,nt work.

As you said half an hour ago

margaretclare

atush wrote: »

yes, you can get that- but not until her SP age which is around 66 I think.

I think that you don't get that, but that she does, based on your contribution record instead of her own.