Moving from pension credit to state pension

born_again

truthteller_2 said:

Hi ...i am gonna get full state pension in december ...i am on UC at the moment and on a small wage.....i will be retiring from work completely .    the question is will i be able to get pension credit??? when i try to calculate it i am told i cannot claim PC......my partner is 58 years old and is not working due to back problems and is claiming PIP.   will i have to stay on UC and just amend my earnings to the state pension £227 ????? and will help with rent/council tax still be available??  any help will be appreciated.

Does your partner get  LCWRA? 
You will stay on UC if they do.
No need to amend anything UC do it all for you in the background.

Spoonie_Turtle

born_again said:

truthteller_2 said:

Hi ...i am gonna get full state pension in december ...i am on UC at the moment and on a small wage.....i will be retiring from work completely .    the question is will i be able to get pension credit??? when i try to calculate it i am told i cannot claim PC......my partner is 58 years old and is not working due to back problems and is claiming PIP.   will i have to stay on UC and just amend my earnings to the state pension £227 ????? and will help with rent/council tax still be available??  any help will be appreciated.

Does your partner get  LCWRA? 
You will stay on UC if they do.
No need to amend anything UC do it all for you in the background.

They'll stay on UC regardless, they can't claim pension credit. 

The only thing LCWRA will affect is how much UC they're entitled to, if any (although rent is presumably more than £355.55/month, below which there would be nil UC).

Northern_Wanderer

born_again said:

truthteller_2 said:

Hi ...i am gonna get full state pension in december ...i am on UC at the moment and on a small wage.....i will be retiring from work completely .    the question is will i be able to get pension credit??? when i try to calculate it i am told i cannot claim PC......my partner is 58 years old and is not working due to back problems and is claiming PIP.   will i have to stay on UC and just amend my earnings to the state pension £227 ????? and will help with rent/council tax still be available??  any help will be appreciated.

Does your partner get  LCWRA? 
You will stay on UC if they do.
No need to amend anything UC do it all for you in the background.

If you are caring for your partner over 35hrs/ week you could claim carers element.

When you reach SPA, please inform the council as the rules for council tax reduction are usually different when you are in receipt of state pension.