Pension Credit Review letter 16 September 2022 at 11:45AM edited 16 September 2022 at 1:50PM in Benefits & tax credits 2 replies 201 views

Patsy80

I received a letter from the DWP about a month ago, saying they needed to make sure I was getting the right amount of Pension Credit (I was awarded Guarantee Pension Credit 12 months ago and was getting Savings Pension Credit for a few years prior to that). To do this, they said I had to provide them with information on savings, housing costs, etc as at a specified date (which would have been 12 months after I was awarded the Guarantee Pension Credit). They said they would contact me, either by 'phone or by post, to obtain this information. As they didn't get in touch, I contacted them yesterday and they took the relevant information over the phone.

Does anyone know why they would have been contacting me, only 12 months after the Guarantee Pension Credit was awarded? I can see that people have mentioned an 'AIP' on this forum but can see nothing about this in the original paperwork from 12 months ago or in the letter they sent a few weeks ago. Are these review letters sent out as a matter of routine or at random? My circumstances have not changed in any way and I am perplexed as to what triggered this.

I should be grateful for your thoughts.

Pollycat

You would be better posting on the Benefits & Tax Credits board.

calcotti

You will not have an AIP because they no longer exist. Your PC entitlement depends on your financial circumstances so they just want to check that your award is still correct. (Obviously, if anything changes, you are supposed to inform them anyway.)