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4 years 6 months ago #253006 by Peter Rees
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Hi not sure if I can post this but I’m trying to find out about my benefits I’m 64 years old and my wife is 57, we are both claiming pip and carers allowance for each other, but as wife is younger than me will I have to keep on claiming esa when I get to pension age and will my wife loose carers for me

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4 years 6 months ago #253021 by Gordon
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Your ESA will end when you reach State Retirement Age and your CA (but not your wife's) will cease payment although you retain an underlying entitlement.

Your wife may be able to claim New Style ESA providing her GP is willing to provide a Fit Note and she has been claiming CA during the Tax Years 2017-18 and 2018-19, failing that she may be able to claim Universal Credit, either as a carer or as unfit for work.

You can get a better idea of what you might be entitled to by putting your information into one of the online benefit calculators.

www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

Gordon

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