SP on bank account ?

Ritpateet

jem16 : thank you for replying.  On your fathers, is it SP or Sp ? (this is why I'm wondering what Sp actually means)
The abbreviations on dwp are normally SP (not Sp).
It does have dwp, and nino and a ref No. 

jem16

Ritpateet said:

jem16 : thank you for replying.  On your fathers, is it SP or Sp ? (this is why I'm wondering what Sp actually means)
The abbreviations on dwp are normally SP (not Sp).
It does have dwp, and nino and a ref No. 

The whole reference is capital letters so it’s SP for his state pension and AA for his Attendance Allowance. 

Perhaps different banks show it differently? That was RBS. I’ll check how my Mum’s shows when I go there at lunchtime and let you know. 

JGB1955

I found the following information on a reply to a FOI request in 2015:

Benefit Type                                                   Benefit Code 
 
Age Related Payment                                  DWP ARP 
Attendance Allowance                                 DWP AA 
Bereavement Allowance                              DWP BA 
Bereavement Payment                                DWP BPT 
Carers’ Allowance                                         DWP CA 
Child Maintenance                                        DWP CM 
Christmas Bonus                                           DWP XB 
Cold Weather Payment                                DWP CWP 
Disability Living Allowance                          DWP DLA 
Employment Support Allowance                       DWP ESA 
Incapacity Benefit                                          DWP IB 

Income Support                                             DWP IS 
Industrial Injuries Benefit                            DWP IIB 
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit   DWP IIDB 
Jobseeker’s Allowance                                 DWP JSA 
Maternity Allowance                                    DWP MA 
Minimum Income Guarantee                     DWP MIG 
Mortgage Interest Direct                             DWP MID 
Pension Credit                                                DWP PC 
Personal Independence Payment             DWP PIP 
Reduced Earnings Allowance                      DWP REA 
Severe Disablement Allowance                 DWP SDA 
Social Fund                                                      DWP SF 
State Pension                                                 DWP SP 
Training Payment                                          DWP T/P 
Universal Credit                                             DWP UC 
Widow’s Benefit                                            DWP WB 
Widowed Mother’s Allowance                   DWP WMA 
Widowed Parent’s Allowance                    DWP WPA 
Winter Fuel Payment                                    DWP WFP 

No sign of any 'Sp' at that time.

xylophone

Re PC - this should throw some light on what she is receiving.

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/large-print-factsheets/fs48-lp-pension-credit.pdf

Is it possible that she is receiving help with service charges etc (see above)?

Re AA

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs34_attendance_allowance_fcs.pdf

At some point over the next month she should receive  letters from DWP concerning her state pension and her Attendance Allowance.

Bimbly

Is it at all possible that somebody typed Sp when they meant SP?

TadleyBaggie

It could be "Sp" due to how that particular bank's software handles the formatting of the payment reference.

Alice_Holt

If AA doesn't show on the bank statement, my guess is Sp would be a combination of state pension and attendance allowance, 

Higher rate AA is £89.6 pw 

OP - How much is the PC ?

PC would top up her pension income to (including AA):
PC basic                                  £177.1
PC Severe disability element    £67.3
AA  Higher rate                          £89.6

Weekly total   £334

If PC is £55 pw  then  Sp is AA plus state pension.

So, my guess is  -  PC £55 pw
                             AA  £89.6 pw 
            State pension  £189.4 pw

(Assuming higher rate AA and eligibility for the severe disability element of AA)