ESA - Pension Credit ?

Hii B&W,

We received a letter today stating my Hubby will ' soon reach minimum state Pention credit age ' early next January. The letter goes on to state that we have to decide wether to claim Income based ESA which we can claim until hubby's State pension age apparently,or Apply for Pention Credit, but we cannot apparently claim for both ESA ( IB) AND Pension Credits. My hubby was recently ( June ) awarded 3 years in the ESA support group without any Medicals as he now has Alzheimers on top of ongoing Mobility issues. He currently gets DLA for both Mobility and Care.at high and medium rates respectfully and I receive Carers allowance for my Husband ?

What exactly is Pension credit, how does it effect ESA IR and or DLA,will we now lose something we have worked so hard to finally achieve via this fantastic website ?

Worried,confused and in need of real help on this one if possible please.

Thanks.

Could you tell me if this Pension credit thing gets the same amount of assessment scrutiny as ESA,things like having to potentially satisfy ATOS 'medicals',masses of paper evidence needed ect ? Is It spilt into support group or WRAG status,or would that get left behind if said decision in favour of PCredits was made.. .?

Forgive my ignorance... I'm not myself right now..(having a bad time with Hubby). currently applying for a bit of respite as unable to cope.