Pension

Hi everyone on u/c at present will be 66 later in year live in over 55s housing place just would like know how the change from uc to pension affects housing benefit do you have to make new claim for this to gwt housing benefit im findind it all confusing and very stressful and not read much about it on here am single…

Can anyone give any information please. My hubby is currently getting ESA (support group) HB , PIP and claims for us as a couple. He is due to receive his state pension and his ESA claim will end. As I am younger what benefits would we get and how do we navigate the correct way to go about it ?

Hi sorry for another post regarding this issue but I got no further last year after submitting our Housing element amount. I hope you can help as its very worrying for both of us and will be upon us before we know it. Sorry to repeat myself but this is the situation. My husband is 66 in May and I am 64 in June. We have a…

hi I recently received the my state pension last month at 66. I was on housing benefit and reapplied when I became a pensioner. on my Housing benefit award letter I noticed an amount for Severe Disability Premium (single) I am on Adult Disability Payment enhanced rate for both care and mobility and have been for years. I…

Hi, My company finished me when i was 59/60 due to ill health under what was then the Disability act, I am now 63 have not worked since and am not on any benefits. I have over 40 yrs NI contributions but as i was contracted out of SERPS until around 2016 when we all obviously started paying full % NI contributions again ,…

I am of pension age and my wife is not. She receives Income Related Employment and Support Allowance and I receive the monthly state pension. Last year I received the Winter Fuel Payment and this year it appears I might not. I rang the Winter Fuel Payment office was advised to ring the ESA office for advice. The lady I…

Hi, I have read similar questions on here but I need a more specific answer. My Mam is on UC due to long term disability, recently she has been talking about how she will be able to get her pension lump sum soon, and her monthly payments. She knows that the monthly payments will affect her UC, but she is unsure on what to…

I am 66 years of age and have not yet received my pension . I had a letter last year saying that ny first payment would be on my birthday but I never received it.

Carers allowance is stopping for me I get Pip for care and mobility I am pension age and my husband will get his state pension what can we claim? Thank you

Hi everyone, I have withdrawn a lump sum from my pension previously last year and paid off debt with the whole amount i received, this was reported to UC and was allowed, and i was receiving SSP as well at that time. HMRC did deduct tax from this lump sum at source which is standard policy and I'm due this tax back at the…

I started to get my state pension last month (Dec 2024) and applied in September 2024 for Pension Credit and Housing Benefit. My pension and pension credit hit my bank account on time while my Housing Benefit got done today - I called them to know why the delay. Anyway I was told my entitlement is £218.63 per week, same as…

Hello, My daughter is 49 years old and in 2022 she suffered meningitis, encephalitis and bilateral strokes and was left brain damaged with very little mobility, after 5 months in hospital she came home and had carers. The beginning of 2024 she had a relapse and suffered rigidity and spasticity cannot stand or walk or sit…

Hi everyone. I claimed Pension Credit back in September (23rd). To date I have not heard anything other than my claim had been received. I called them 2 weeks ago to ask when I am likely to hear about my claim. They told me they cannot give estimates anymore (it used to be within 9 weeks) but that I would hear in due…

I have been bouncing between HMRC and DWP for a year now as NIC have not been auto credited since 2012-13 to current(on ESA).The DWP claim(yesterday) P60U is sent to HMRC and they deal with but Hmrc(today) insist DWP do it.I am twelve years short due to this error but noone wants to accept responsibility.I pay tax due to…

hi and sorry - I’m confused I’m on full SG esa and have been for over a year. I’ve been reading some posts about a change to UC in the future? Will my sg esa change to uc? (I’m pretty sure I won’t qualify as my husband has a fire brigade work pension ? - in which case will my sg esa just stop??) Thanks for reading, I…

Hi. Bit of advice pls. I'm currently in the process of cashing in a pension. I also claim Carers allowance. I earn £130 a wk from my employer. Told Ill be taxed at 40% whish is ok because I can claim 20% of it back from the HMRC. Will this affect my Carers allowance at all or is it classed as saving. Thanks.

Hi there. I’m going through the very difficult and drawn out process of being assessed for LGPS IHR. It’s unlikely I’ll get Tier 1 but possible I’ll be awarded Tier 2. I would definitely want to do some flexible voluntary work but ideally a small amount of sessional work (paid by the hour) here and there when I’m able,…

hello….. Whilst on legacy ESA IR (support group) & EDP (underlying ESA CB as moved from IB) How does ESA treat ‘occupational pension’ monthly payments? (effect on HB, CTB & Health Costs too ? (though Prescriptions / Eye-Tests free @ 60) Do they deduct pension (from ESA) when received in the bank (monthly in arrears) or…

Ok obvio I'm from Scotland, I've had ADP, enhanced for approx 15 months and due a review on 7th March, I've only had the car for few months as it took so long for it to arrive, ok I had to put up with that, it's fine, my question is, I'm due to get state pension DECEMBER 2025. what are the chances of me still getting ADP (…

Hi I’ve received a letter from Glasgow city council saying they have suspended my housing benefits and council tax reduction I was on ESA but am now a pensioner how do I sort this ?.

Hi, I'm hoping someone can advise me, regarding an Inheritance, my Wife is due next year. It is from a distant relative and we have no idea how much it will be. Both of us are disabled and we are entitled to Pension Credits, AA, PIP, Severe Disability Premium and HB. All this means, that we receive about £200 per week in…

Hi there I’m looking for any advice on what to expect, normal process etc. Thanks in advance! 

Good morning i have my 40 year old daughter moving back in with me she works full time i claim lower rate pip and i claim full state pension will her moving in with me affect my pension credit in any way.A

I get the maximum pip but my care costs are £300 a week so my Pip and my Old Age Pension all bar £40 is used up so can't afford to lose any money

My dad is 84 tomorrow, he receives, attendance allowance, state pension and pension credit. He was excited to get a letter from a small private pension, advising him of a one off payment of £1,800 instead of the £10 per month. Will this affect his benefits, he has no savings, had he got to declare this please

I'm working earning about 12,000 a year. Old enough to claim pension but haven't paid enough NI as I've been abroad for 40 years. I have bought a retirement apartment and the service charge is around 6000 a year. Currently I'm using my capital to pay that. Can I get any help to pay the service charge. My sister is prepared…

Question regarding state retirement pension rights as a disabled person receiving PIP and disability payment. I understand that a minimum of 35 years NI contributions are required to receive a full state pension currently payable on attaining 67 years. I will need to take into account the number of years of contributions…

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I put in a new online claim for CB ESA on 9/9/24 and have also sent off my fit note which is for 91 days. I reach retirement age on 20/12/24 and know my claim for ESA will stop then. (i am currently receiving PIP, and my wife is my full time carer) I am wondering how long this process will take, as it seems by the time I…

Hi, thank you everyone for your help and sorry for writing too much , I’m sure I will be repeating myself but please accept my apologies I’m new here , I’m receiving LWCRA because I have metal illness and disability but still registered as employee, most my appointments are phone calls, recently my store manager texting me…