PIP and pension credit

JanisH2950

Last Friday 15th June I received a letter to say I would be getting PIP from July 11th 2018. I have both components at standard rate, which has now made me £150.00 worse off than when I was on DLA. I ha e just looked at my bank account and my Pension Credit has stopped, even though the PIP doesn’t start until 11/07/18. Is this correct or should I still be getting it. Hope you can help me as this is so very worrying. 

poppy123456

PIP isn't means tested and won't affect your pension credit. I would advise you to ring them to ask why it's stopped. It could be that they transfer over to DLA has temporary stopped it but i would have no idea the reasons why, i could only guess.

JanisH2950

Thank you. I will ring them x

wilko

Poppy is right PIP is not means tested, and to put your mind at rest ring DWP to ask why your pension credit has stopped. 

Yadnad

JanisH2950 said:

Last Friday 15th June I received a letter to say I would be getting PIP from July 11th 2018. I have both components at standard rate, which has now made me £150.00 worse off than when I was on DLA. I ha e just looked at my bank account and my Pension Credit has stopped, even though the PIP doesn’t start until 11/07/18. Is this correct or should I still be getting it. Hope you can help me as this is so very worrying. 

First of all, the reduction in terms of money - DLA to PIP is intentional. It was one of the reasons why PIP came into being - to reduce how much people were getting.

As for the GPC it is likely that the Pension Service have put a temporary block on payments as you have moved from DLA to PIP. Give them a ring and get them to release the payments - it is a common thing they do if anything changes - they stop the payments.

JanisH2950

I’ve done that now thanks, they are looking into it x