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pension credit

hi guys ....last year I had my DLA changed to PIP and then my wife had her state pension on 6th January this year ....I know it was a time when many things were changing for benefits..We ( my wife and myself) were told after I received my PIP award that my wife can claim ( the DWP said this on the phone to my wife ) Polly advised us that the new rules meant to be the couple have to be on state pension before we could get pension credit ....Now, my wife has been dealing with my pension ( due on 9th January 2021) ...we were told at the beginning of this year that we can claim pension credits when I go on the pension . My wife asked if they could send out pension credit forms so we could claim for pension credit , the lady from the DWP said that she could do that over the phone just now.....so my wife went through everything and the lady from the DWP said we are not entitled to pension credit ..... I will Lose my ESA of course and our last payment of UC will be on 24th of this month( December ) so from 9th January we will both be on the state pension . ...but the DWP told us we are not entitled to anything else . I know pension credits is not a lot of money but it opens doors like housing benefit . I also get PIP ( awarded with the help of Poppy 123456....can't thank you enough poppy . Poppy kept us right when the DWP got is wrong . One department would tell us one thing , put us through to another department who told us something different....thanks for all the help from Poppy and other members who,x names escape me .....thank you all so much 🙏🙂
We are just wondering what our next step should be ...... ??? xx
My wife lost her carers allowance and income support and was advised to apply for pension credits ....then we were told it was not possible as I do not reach pension age to January 9th 21
This month I get a last payment of ESA ...so basically we are on state pension with very little savings and....of course I have my PIP . I just wondered if there is something we could claim to get housing benefit. ? ....can we go straight to the council for housing benefit ? ....Thanks to all for your help in the past 🙏🙂
We are just wondering what our next step should be ...... ??? xx
My wife lost her carers allowance and income support and was advised to apply for pension credits ....then we were told it was not possible as I do not reach pension age to January 9th 21
This month I get a last payment of ESA ...so basically we are on state pension with very little savings and....of course I have my PIP . I just wondered if there is something we could claim to get housing benefit. ? ....can we go straight to the council for housing benefit ? ....Thanks to all for your help in the past 🙏🙂
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I will go on to see if we can get housing benefit of some sort ....I will use the calculator that Poppy put a link to .
Thanks again Poppy , it's been a turbulent last year and a half as far as benefits are concerned ( not to even mention the Covid-19 virus ) at least there is a light at the end of the tunnel .
Please ...everyone take care over the next few months. Ask yourself if its worth letting your guard drop to have Christmas with the rest of your family . My family are not coming to our house this year , we all agreed that that would be best for all concerned . ( I know they mean myself and my wife , as I doubt if I would survive getting the virus with me having COPD .) There will be other Christmas's ( God willing) .
I hope you all have a nice Christmas and a Happy new year ...especially the people who help others on this great site ...thank you all .👍
I hope you and your wife have a wonderful Christmas!
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Hopefully you will both enjoy a long and happy retirement with a reasonable income.
That's why I asked Polly how we stand concerning when both us go on the pension, Polly has been so helpful when my wife and I were getting conflicting information from DWP last year ....the local jobcentre plus told us we can claim pension credit ....When my wife phoned the DWP they said we must both be on pension to get pension credit so we will have to claim pension credit when we are both on pension . Then we were told we cannot get pension credits but we can claim Universal credit ....which we did but it never covered rent , then a few months ago they sent a letter saying they had overpaid us , so they were taking it back . Which is fine but it still does not tell us what we will get in the new year .
Maybe if the government and the DWP got things correct then people like myself and my wife would not be worried about how much we will get next year.🤔🤨
We rent from the council . I will see if it works out my pension ....the DWP said they would be in contact before January to get us know what we will get in pension . Although they did tell me a couple of months ago that I would be entitled to full pension 🙂 If I am entitled to full pension and its £175.20 a week . and my wife continues to get her pension then we will be over £275 a week ....which , with my PIP would be just great .
I will go and give that link a try that you added Poppy ....once again thanks for your help ....its so much appreciated . If the DWP had not given us conflicting information then we would be quite happy . It's just a pity we do not get someone with your experience when we phone the DWP . 🙄🤨
I will let you know how my attempt at the link goes Poppy 🙂👍
Thank you for the option to PM you Poppy. Tomorrow I will have a go at that link you sent me ... and I will let you know how it goes 👍🙂 Thank you 👍
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