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Incapacity Benefit; correctly refused?
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A friend has been told that as the gov't have been crediting his NI stamps he cannot receive the Statutary Incapacity benefit.
He has been receiving Pension Credit but as he has moved in with a lady with means he declared his change of circumstances. He correctly has had his Pension credit payments stopped but also been told due to his stamps having been credited he cannot claim the Incapacity Benefit. Is this correct?
He has been receiving Pension Credit but as he has moved in with a lady with means he declared his change of circumstances. He correctly has had his Pension credit payments stopped but also been told due to his stamps having been credited he cannot claim the Incapacity Benefit. Is this correct?
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In order to receive Incapacity Benefit he would have had to have paid a certain amount of National Insurance through employment in one of the last 3 complete tax years before the relevant benefit year, if he has not then he would not be entitled to Incapacity Benefit with credits alone.0
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You don't say why your friend needed to claim IB. If he has health problems which affect what he can do, he should be able to claim DLA. If he is over 65 (you mentioned Pension Credit), he should look at claiming Attendance Allowance.0
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Incapacity Benefit can only be claimed if you have paid (not been credited with) enough NI Contributions for the qualifying period.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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You don't say why your friend needed to claim IB. If he has health problems which affect what he can do, he should be able to claim DLA. If he is over 65 (you mentioned Pension Credit), he should look at claiming Attendance Allowance.
Is the Disability Living Allowance means tested? He is 64 till next June but now living with a relatively wealthy lady. He just want's a bit of his own spending money but he is unable to work due to health problems. But he doesn't regard himself as disabled , he's not in a wheelchair or lost a limb etc. Bad hip and emphysemia are his main problems - should I suggest that he to claims for DLA ?You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing" Large print giveth - small print taketh away. "0 -
DLA is not means tested xGone ... or have I?0
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Depending on how his medical conditions affect him on a day to day basis then he might be meet the conditions for DLA from either or both combined conditions. It might be pain with the hip problems and getting easily out of breath with the emphysema then he might be awarded the mobiltiy component if not the care component. He needs to get his DLA claim in before his 65 birthday otherwise it will be Attendance AllowanceI'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!0
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