Qualifications/out of country

chelseachaoman
chelseachaoman Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited February 2023 in Benefits and income
I am looking to get information on what of any benefits my child qualifies for. My daughter is 17 and has Down syndrome. She is a UK citizen and lives in the US. I am an American citizen. Her father, my ex husband is a British and American citizen and get benefits from the British government as he is 70.  Does my daughter qualify for any UK benefits. She has not lived in the UK in the past 5 years 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited February 2023
    Unfortunately she doesn't qualify because she's not living in the UK. You will need to look to see if there's anything to claim in the US but i'm afraid i have no knowledge of that.
    Your Ex husband will be state pension age and you can claim state pension even if you live abroad because this is based on your NI contributions. https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-if-you-retire-abroad

  • chelseachaoman
    chelseachaoman Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Poppy 
    thank you so much. What if I’m not pension age and don’t have UK citizenship. Can I still claim my ex husbands pension?

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