Hi, my name is Gilbert33! I hope you can help my partner is disabled one were on us with carers...

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Gilbert33
Gilbert33 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited June 25 in Benefits and income
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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 1,841 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @Gilbert33 and a warm welcome to the community

    What brings you here today?

  • Gilbert33
    Gilbert33 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    hi I hope you can help my partner is disabled one were on us with carers / LCWRA elements also smi to help with mortgage , my partner is due his state pension in August ( I’m 58 ) I’m his full time carer but I’m not sure if we will lose all our c and have to live on his state pension we have no savings and I’m extremely anxious.? Any advice please , thanks

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,340 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/135961/hi-my-name-is-gilbert33

    Hi

    A very warm welcome to the community.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,673 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1041205#Comment_1041205

    Hi,

    You won't lose all of your UC.

    UC continues as a 'Mixed Age' claim until you both reach state pension age.

  • Gilbert33
    Gilbert33 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    what part of us will we lose? Thanks

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,673 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1041573#Comment_1041573

    You shouldn't lose any of the UC elements because you got them while you were both still under pension age. (Somewhere like Age UK should be able to confirm this as well).

    There will be a deduction from UC because pension income is treated as earnings. But you shouldn't be worse off overall.

    When you both reach pension age, then you can apply for Pension Credit instead.

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