Parents in law in trouble

ghostfinder

Just looking for any help

Father in law turned up for work on Tuesday to be made redundant on the spot, he was working via a agency so i assume no notice required?

situation at their home is,

Father in law, 61, newly unemployed but looking for work.

Mother in law, 63, not worked for a long time, but never claimed a single benefit ever

their son is living at their house following a relationship break up, he works full time and pays board. His child also stays their 3/4 nights a week

no mortgage but father in law does have an army pension that pays around £500 a month which he has been handing over to his wife since he left the forces


i have tried entitled to but my inlaws are proud people and they wont let me help them

thanks

anamenottaken

ghostfinder wrote: »

Just looking for any help

Father in law turned up for work on Tuesday to be made redundant on the spot, he was working via a agency so i assume no notice required?

situation at their home is,

Father in law, 61, newly unemployed but looking for work.

Mother in law, 63, not worked for a long time, but never claimed a single benefit ever

their son is living at their house following a relationship break up, he works full time and pays board. His child also stays their 3/4 nights a week

no mortgage but father in law does have an army pension that pays around £500 a month which he has been handing over to his wife since he left the forces

i have tried entitled to but my inlaws are proud people and they wont let me help them

thanks

What's your (or your spouse's) relationship like with the son? Can you speak with him and suggest he could offer to pay "rent" as well as board?

Jackieboy

Is your FIL looking for work?

ghostfinder

my brother in law has upped his board he pays to about as much as he can afford, he also took over the car tax payments from his mother

FIL is actively job seeking at the min, he is hitting the agency and applying for anything.

He is a little worried age might be against him

nannytone_2

MIL could claim pension credit and claim for them both as a couple

vlad

My thoughts exactly surely at 63 she is getting OAP? Depending on FIL recent N.I. contributions he may get JSA?

p00hsticks

vlad wrote: »

My thoughts exactly surely at 63 she is getting OAP? Depending on FIL recent N.I. contributions he may get JSA?

I'm not sure the father will get much (if anything) from JSA, as his pension payments will be deducted, even if he qualifies for the contribution based version.

pmlindyloo

Your mother in law should claim Pension Credit and her husband be added to her claim.

The couple rate for Pension Credit is £230.85 per week and although they will treat the pension as income they will still be entitled to some Pension Credit.

This will automatically give them entitlement to full council tax benefit (reduction) minus a reduction for a non dependent (maximum is £10.95 a week)

So, it is very worth claiming for it.

As regards their not wishing to claim you could suggest that this is a temporary measure until father in law finds a job and not a long term way of life.

Benefits are there to help with times like this.

Another ploy might be to get your father in law to speak to CAB about his 'redundancy' so they can check that everything was correctly done and he has been paid all he is entitled to (I'm thinking holiday pay/notice etc) He would need to take his contract of employment.

If CAB have their wits about them they should also do a benefits check.

ghostfinder

thanks so much for the replies.

Got my mil age wrong, she is 63 later this year

will pass on the info

p00hsticks

ghostfinder wrote: »

Got my mil age wrong, she is 63 later this year

Exactly when her birthday is is quite important - she falls into the age range where the state pension age (SPA) for women is rising very quickly. If her birthday is 1st April, then she's within a few weeks of reaching her SPA, if it's 31st December then her SPA is over three years away.

You can check her exact SPA here
https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age

Unfortunately until she reaches SPA she won't be eligible for Pension Credit

dippy3103

You could try pointing out to him that he's paid in for many years & now it's his turn. It's not called national insurance for nothing - and now it's time for him to call on that policy.

The welfare state is a safety net & right now it's there to catch him