Pension Credit and appropriate amount.

mrsdoyle

For the past 2 years I have received Pension Credit Guarantee Credit and the appropriate amount was £201.05 plus £76.40 severely disabled allowance,but if I enter the new current amounts in a benefit calculator it says I am not entitled to pension Credit,why would that be ?

sheramber

Without knowing what figures you gave PC
a d what figures you put into the benefit calculator nobody can know. 

mrsdoyle

This is from the Parkinsons website:The Appropriate Minimum Guarantee is a standard rate of £227.10 a week if you're a single person 

You may qualify for extra amounts on top of this standard rate:

Severe disability – single person: £82.90
The calculators don't seem to add the severe disability to the Appropriate Minimum Guarantee i.e. £227.10 + £82.90 = £310.00

Northern_Wanderer

Are you in receipt of any disability benefit and did you put that in the calculator?

Does anyone recieve carers allowance of carer element for caring for you?

Do you live alone?

mrsdoyle

Hi,thanks for your reply,I receive PIP daily standard,no carers,and live alone,I entered severe disability £82.90 Thanks.

Spoonie_Turtle

mrsdoyle said:

Hi,thanks for your reply,I receive PIP daily standard,no carers,and live alone,I entered severe disability £82.90 Thanks.

I'm wondering if this is where the problem lies.  If you've entered an amount into the calculator it might be taking that as income and giving the wrong result.

What question was it where you entered this? 

It should ask whether you receive a disability benefit so it can do the correct calculation, but if you've put in the pension credit element somewhere under a different benefit it might take that as being income counted and doing the wrong calculation. 

You don't need to put in any pension credit amounts, only state pension / disability benefit you actually receive / any private pension / other relevant income you receive that's not pension credit.

Northern_Wanderer

mrsdoyle said:

Hi,thanks for your reply,I receive PIP daily standard,no carers,and live alone,I entered severe disability £82.90 Thanks.

What do you mean you entered "severe disability"? You need to state that you receive PIP when asked what disability benefits you recieve in the benefit calculator. I've never had to enter any amount for severe disbility premium (SDP) on a benefit calculator as that sum is done in the background in any benefits it might apply to. What benefits calculator are you using? Try Entitled To benefits calculator instead.

Assume you are still receiving the PC?

mrsdoyle

Sorry everyone,it's my error,I've sorted now,thanks for your replies