Is there a premium or anything if you move from ESA to state pension?
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pee14
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Hi, can anyone help my neighbour ?3 months ago he was invited to claim his state pension , his esa stopped (support group) because he moved to state pension but now his state pension is 166 a week he was getting more on esa ,have they not given him anything on top like a premium or somthing? like he got on esa, any help would be appreciated
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ESA is a working age benefit so stops when someone reaches pension age regardless of whether they claim their State Pension.
If he lives alone and has no other income he should be getting a top up of Pension Credit to a total of £177.10/week as a minimum.
Whether he is entitled to anything more depends on his circumstances. Does he receive PIP or AA? If so does he live alone and does anyone claim Carer’s Allowance or carer element of UC for looking after him?
Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
@calcotti He recieves pip both enhanced, and nobody claims carers he lives alone.thankyou
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@calcotti He gets 166.62 per week and has no other income
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He needs to contact the Pension Service and ask about Pension Credit (or claim online)
https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/how-to-claim
In his case it should also include a Severe Disability Premium of £67.30 which would increase the combined total of State Pension and a Pension Credit to £244.40/week.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
@calcotti Hi thankyou ,so has he only applied for his pension , but now needs to apply for the credit ?
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@calcotti he said thankyou so much for the advise given
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@woodbine
Thankyou , I would have thought the DWP would have done this automatically especially when he was getting the SDP ,rather than having to claim it yourself. -
pee14 said:@woodbine
Thankyou , I would have thought the DWP would have done this automatically especially when he was getting the SDP ,rather than having to claim it yourself.
Therefore it looks as if he needs to claim. He can either try online or ring them.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
@calcotti thankyou so much
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