Can I get some advice?

ardoynia

Hi new on here .Can i get somw advice I have taken on the care of my grandchild..Im in receipt of senior pension .Without pension credit Not intiteled to it.Cant get child tax credits but if ive SDP i could apply for CTC.I do recieve Pip Housing benifit .which says Because your sick or disabled i get 65.85 added to my appicable amount.Would that be classed as SDP. I do recieve CB for the child Thankyou 

Ami2301

Hi @ardoynia welcome to the community! I am unsure however some of our community members may know and will be in contact with you soon. Let us know if we can help you further

poppy123456

Hi,

The SDP is paid in with pension credit so if you don't receive this then you won't be claiming the SDP. My advice is to visit your local CAB for a full benefits check. Pensioners can't claim universal credit anyway because it's a working age benefit so you should be able to claim tax credits for your grandchild.

ardoynia

Hi thanks for reply .Its because im a pensioner not recieving Pension Credit .I cant get CTC as they have changed the rules. The only way was Severe Disability premium. But lost that when i became a pensioner. The only payment ive got is Child Benifit 
 Thankyou

poppy123456

To claim the SDP when you reached state pension age then you need to claim pension credit, this is the only way you can claim it.

Why can't you claim CTC, what rules have changed?

ardoynia

Child tax credits is no longer avaible. Only if u have certain benifits like pension credit. Im too old for Universal credit .They will pay if you get Severe disability premium .But i lost that when i wentnon Old age pension .So i only get child benifit for my grandchild .Thankyou for your question

poppy123456

I'm not sure who's been giving you this advise but it's not correct. You can claim tax credits for your grandchild because you can't claim universal credit.

You really need to get some expert advice and get a full benefit check by contacting an advice agency near you.

ardoynia

Thankyou Poppy  I have had advice from welfare advise. Thats why i came on here thinking they were wrong .The fact is i cant get CTC unless i have a Severe Disability premium .Which i dont have .Because my senior pension is over i think 7pds im not entitled to pension credit.So im left to provide for child on 20pds child benefit