Attendance Allowance and Guaranteed Pension Credits

calcotti

Looks like you have everything in place for the time being.

MsBlonde

Update. 

Called pension credits, they said the attendance allowance triggered "interference lines" which meant it had been stopped incase they underpaid him. Its all started again, he will continue to get pension credits and they haven't made him move to UC. 

Thanks for all your help.

poppy12345

MsBlonde said:

they haven't made him move to UC. 

No one is automatically moved across. Glad it's been sorted.

MsBlonde

poppy12345 said:

MsBlonde said:

they haven't made him move to UC. 

No one is automatically moved across. Glad it's been sorted.

Yeah I was worried the attendance allowance stopped the claim because like I stated my mum is under pension age so they would have to apply for UC instead. But I was stressing over nothing. Thanks again. 

HillStreetBlues

MsBlonde said:

Update. 

Called pension credits, they said the attendance allowance triggered "interference lines" which meant it had been stopped incase they underpaid him. Its all started again, he will continue to get pension credits and they haven't made him move to UC.

Am I reading that correctly?

They stopped PC (or AA) therefore underpaying him, because they might have been underpaying him?

poppy12345

HillStreetBlues said:

MsBlonde said:

Update. 

Called pension credits, they said the attendance allowance triggered "interference lines" which meant it had been stopped incase they underpaid him. Its all started again, he will continue to get pension credits and they haven't made him move to UC.

Am I reading that correctly?

They stopped PC (or AA) therefore underpaying him, because they might have been underpaying him?

I missed that part because i didn't read it correctly. (it was early) That's very likely not the reason. As advised a few times in the thread when a disability benefit has either been awarded (or refused) it can cause another benefit like PC to be suspended because it would have flagged a change on the computer.

HillStreetBlues

poppy12345 said:

I missed that part because i didn't read it correctly. (it was early) That's very likely not the reason. As advised a few times in the thread when a disability benefit has either been awarded (or refused) it can cause another benefit like PC to be suspended because it would have flagged a change on the computer.

That does make a lot more sense

MsBlonde

HillStreetBlues said:

MsBlonde said:

Update. 

Called pension credits, they said the attendance allowance triggered "interference lines" which meant it had been stopped incase they underpaid him. Its all started again, he will continue to get pension credits and they haven't made him move to UC.

Am I reading that correctly?

They stopped PC (or AA) therefore underpaying him, because they might have been underpaying him?

No that's what they said. It triggers interference lines (their termology) just in case they are underpaying him.. for example if he lived alone he would be entitled to more etc. They stated it was stopped incase of underpayment because I asked was it stopped in case of overpayment she said no. Underpayment

Nobbysgirl2

All very confusing, I was awarded Attendance Allowance a few weeks ago, when i got my bank statement i saw my pension Credit had not been paid since receiving Attendance Allowance, I rang them they said the systems were down, they rang the day after and I was asked to answer some question, which would be passed on for processing and assessment. I am wondering if I should have told them about Attendance Allowance but as the payments are from same place they would know anyway..?

whizzywoo

Attendance allowance often entitles you to more Pension credit depending on if anyone claims Carers for you.

They put the PC on hold while they work things out and then restart it with any extra due plus back pay.