pension credit

phil67

here is the letter i recieved

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we are reviewing your benifit claim underneath it said

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come to your meeting to keep us up to date...dear mr xxxxx we"ve arranged a time to meet you to talk about any changes which could affect your benifits,we will need you to provide us with the information on page 2 of this letter so we can make sure you are getting everything that you should..

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the meeting will be held in chatham jcp. then it went on to say that if you did not attend the meeting all your benifits will be stopped....----i have no problem in showing all our bank a/c plus any other evidence to prove that i dont have investments,property etc.... been through all this before have always told them of anychange in circumstances i just get state pension and attendance allowance because of my disabilities all this stress is making me feel ill

pmlindyloo

phil67 wrote: »

here is the letter i recieved

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we are reviewing your benifit claim underneath it said

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come to your meeting to keep us up to date...dear mr xxxxx we"ve arranged a time to meet you to talk about any changes which could affect your benifits,we will need you to provide us with the information on page 2 of this letter so we can make sure you are getting everything that you should..

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the meeting will be held in chatham jcp. then it went on to say that if you did not attend the meeting all your benifits will be stopped....----i have no problem in showing all our bank a/c plus any other evidence to prove that i dont have investments,property etc.... been through all this before have always told them of anychange in circumstances i just get state pension and attendance allowance because of my disabilities all this stress is making me feel ill

I do not think you have anything to worry about.

This seems to be a letter where they are asking you in to check that you are receiving the correct amount of benefits.

So is this correct?

You are on state pension and AA.
Your wife is on just the state pension.

Do you own your own house or rent? Do you receive housing benefit and council tax reduction?

You have applied for Pension Credit.

There may be other help available for you if you can answer these questions.

phil67

my wife is not on ste pension she is 61 years old. also she works roughly 12 hours a week in school term roughly about £350 a month...only changes there have been is when get cost of living rise the dwp must know about attendance allowance same department

pmlindyloo

phil67 wrote: »

my wife is not on ste pension she is 61 years old. also she works roughly 12 hours a week in school term roughly about £350 a month...only changes there have been is when get cost of living rise the dwp must know about attendance allowance same department

Thank you.

I still say that you have nothing to worry about.

Just take all the information that they are asking for.

It is possible, given what you have said that your wife may be able to claim Carer's allowance for you.

Whether you are eligible for Pension Credit or not depends on the amount of your state pension added together this your wife's earnings.

Please don't worry.

phil67

will i be able to take my wife with me for the interview? i need her support at home because of my illness.all this is making me feel sick with worry i dont know how i will be in 2 weeks time at the interview.but i do know its draging me down. i dont know what i have done wrong

Bogalot

phil67 wrote: »

will i be able to take my wife with me for the interview? i need her support at home because of my illness.all this is making me feel sick with worry i dont know how i will be in 2 weeks time at the interview.but i do know its draging me down. i dont know what i have done wrong

You've been told several times, it is a standard check, you've done nothing wrong.

You will be able to take your wife with you, yes.

Londonsu

phil67 wrote: »

here is the letter i recieved

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we are reviewing your benifit claim underneath it said

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come to your meeting to keep us up to date...dear mr xxxxx we"ve arranged a time to meet you to talk about any changes which could affect your benifits,we will need you to provide us with the information on page 2 of this letter so we can make sure you are getting everything that you should..

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the meeting will be held in chatham jcp. then it went on to say that if you did not attend the meeting all your benifits will be stopped....----i have no problem in showing all our bank a/c plus any other evidence to prove that i dont have investments,property etc.... been through all this before have always told them of anychange in circumstances i just get state pension and attendance allowance because of my disabilities all this stress is making me feel ill

Your state pension cannot be stopped if that's what you are worried about and attendance allowance is not means tested so your income and savings should not be taken into account only your entitlement to it, my dad gets AA because he is immobile due to a hip operation

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/claiming-benefits/attendance-allowance/


If I were you I would contact Age UK before your interview or CAB, as other people have said it may just to be a check that you are getting everything you are entitled to.


However I am still confused about the pension credit part of your post, have you applied for PC and if so have you only applied with details of your own income not realising that you have to claim with your wife as a couple.


http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/claiming-benefits/pension-credit/

phil67

i already get pension credit my worry is there trying to take it all away from me.(i get married man pension credit) .i have also sent a email to age uk explaining what has happened to me.

Torry_Quine

phil67 wrote: »

i already get pension credit my worry is there trying to take it all away from me.(i get married man pension credit) .i have also sent a email to age uk explaining what has happened to me.

You get couples pension credit, did you include your wife's income when you applied?

xylophone

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Factsheets/FS48_Pension_Credit_fcs.pdf?dtrk=true

Does the above help at all?