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Pensions Credit Advice needed

quattros · 2020-01-24 22:47:14

Hi all need some advice for my Parents My Dad is 72 and currently claiming state pension My Mum is 66 and not yet claiming her pension . We heard about pensions credit and would my parents be eligible to it My mum is Disabled and gets some DLA, I believe there is some criteria for my parents to get the Pensions Credit , I…

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lisyloo Posts: 30,094 Forumite

25 January 2020 at 3:48PM

Your fathers pension will count whether he chooses to take it not, similarly your mother’s.
Pension credit is for people who don’t have enough to live on.
They both have pensions they could be claiming.
They might still qualify if their incomes are low but they will be expected to take money that’s available to them.

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