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State Pension?
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My mum received a letter from the DWP about a claim she's put in for state pension, she hasn't put in a claim because she was told years ago that she wasn't entitled to it (She receives pension credits)
The information she as been told to send is my dad's details and their marriage certificate
(My parents separated in May this year)
She's a little worried about this letter, as anyone else received anything like this?
I can't ring anyone till monday and was hoping to put my mum's mind at ease (She's 68)
Many thanks
The information she as been told to send is my dad's details and their marriage certificate
(My parents separated in May this year)
She's a little worried about this letter, as anyone else received anything like this?
I can't ring anyone till monday and was hoping to put my mum's mind at ease (She's 68)
Many thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Pension Guarantee Credit is paid to eligible couples to ensure that their joint income can't fall below £248.80. (There might also be an additional element of Pension Savings Credit but we can ignore that for now). Pension Guarantee Credit is paid to eligible single people to bring their income up to £163 per week. (Again there could also be a fairly small amount of Pension Savings Credit to add onto that).
If your mother is now single (i.e. separated) then the system should be looking at her income (if any), such as that from a private pension or from investments, and topping that up to £163 per week, rather than continuing to examine the combined income of your parents and topping that up to £248.80 per week. So, unless such matters have already been resolved anyway, that would appear to be what the letter is about.
If your mother is now single (i.e. separated) then the system should be looking at her income (if any), such as that from a private pension or from investments, and topping that up to £163 per week, rather than continuing to examine the combined income of your parents and topping that up to £248.80 per week. So, unless such matters have already been resolved anyway, that would appear to be what the letter is about.
// I doubt she has anything to be worried about and possibly something to gain, give them a call Monday to enquire.//
agree - shout yippee but not too loudly
so give up the documents - make sure you send copies or make copies and send the originals
AND if she gets it - think about claiming a back-date
( who told her not to apply?)
agree - shout yippee but not too loudly
so give up the documents - make sure you send copies or make copies and send the originals
AND if she gets it - think about claiming a back-date
( who told her not to apply?)
sort of wander around this part of the gov internet site
https:/ /www.go v.uk/st ate-pen sion-th rough-p artner
and please keep us informed - we all have old relatives who are fearful that the benefits they have spent their life moiling and a-toiling for will be taken away by a pen waving school leaver stuck up in an office
https:/
and please keep us informed - we all have old relatives who are fearful that the benefits they have spent their life moiling and a-toiling for will be taken away by a pen waving school leaver stuck up in an office
Thanks so much for your replies, it's really appreciated x no one told my mum to apply and she never applied herself, my dad always sorted the money side of things out so it's been abit like the blind leading the blind my mum and i trying to sort things out, my mum's never been money orientated and never had much so she's happy with what she gets now, i will for sure let you know, many thanks x