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13 hours 49 minutes ago #311061 by Zoob
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Hello please could I have some updated advice 🙏..I will next year reach the state pension age .
I have recently transferred from legacy benefits esa support group to migration UC & new style esa with TP ( trying to get DHP re awarded )
I have had so much conflicting advice recently…i am unable to ask DWP / citizens age UK etc because my pension is due more than 4 months away.
My situation is
I will receive the full state pension £230.25 ( pre budget rise ) .
I live alone .
No one receives carers allowance for me .
I have no private pension or savings or property .
I receive daily care pip enhanced rate .
I receive mobility enhanced .
I rent my 3 bedroom housing association house ( adapted following my decline in health )
Can you advise me given on today’s rules etc what if any help I am likely to receive
I don’t think I am eligible for a penny guaranteed pension credit .
Thanking you in anticipation.
I have recently transferred from legacy benefits esa support group to migration UC & new style esa with TP ( trying to get DHP re awarded )
I have had so much conflicting advice recently…i am unable to ask DWP / citizens age UK etc because my pension is due more than 4 months away.
My situation is
I will receive the full state pension £230.25 ( pre budget rise ) .
I live alone .
No one receives carers allowance for me .
I have no private pension or savings or property .
I receive daily care pip enhanced rate .
I receive mobility enhanced .
I rent my 3 bedroom housing association house ( adapted following my decline in health )
Can you advise me given on today’s rules etc what if any help I am likely to receive
I don’t think I am eligible for a penny guaranteed pension credit .
Thanking you in anticipation.
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1 hour 23 minutes ago #311082 by latetrain
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Hi Zoob
Your question is outside the remit of the forum, but I will answer your questions.
3 months before you reach state pension age you should receive a letter from the pension service inviting you to apply for your state pension, if you do not apply you will not receive your state pension.
From the information in your post, you will also be eligible to apply for Guarantee Pension Credit (GPC) as you will be eligible for SDP because you are in receipt of the daily living component of PIP and no one claims carers allowance for you.
Once you receive GPC you will be entitled to full HB and CTS. Don't forget you can ask your HB to be backdated to when your UC stopped.
Your UC will stop one day before you reach state pension age. If you are affected by the under occupancy charge (bedroom tax) as you live in a 3 bed property, this will stop once you reach state pension age, so you do not need to apply for DHP to cover rent shortfall.
You need to seek specialist advice from your local Welfare Rights Organisation: advicelocal.uk where they can take all your circumstances into consideration when giving you advice.
Gary
Your question is outside the remit of the forum, but I will answer your questions.
3 months before you reach state pension age you should receive a letter from the pension service inviting you to apply for your state pension, if you do not apply you will not receive your state pension.
From the information in your post, you will also be eligible to apply for Guarantee Pension Credit (GPC) as you will be eligible for SDP because you are in receipt of the daily living component of PIP and no one claims carers allowance for you.
Once you receive GPC you will be entitled to full HB and CTS. Don't forget you can ask your HB to be backdated to when your UC stopped.
Your UC will stop one day before you reach state pension age. If you are affected by the under occupancy charge (bedroom tax) as you live in a 3 bed property, this will stop once you reach state pension age, so you do not need to apply for DHP to cover rent shortfall.
You need to seek specialist advice from your local Welfare Rights Organisation: advicelocal.uk where they can take all your circumstances into consideration when giving you advice.
Gary
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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