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2 days 53 minutes ago #307274 by CE2025
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Hello. Can anyone advise on state pension and carers allowance please?
Partner (we do not live together) is claimimg U/C and carers allowance and reaches pension age in October.
She will not receive the full state pension due to not enough NI contributions.
I think she will be able to claim pension credit to top this up.
I am unsure of the term "Underlying entitlement to carers allowance" and how this will effect pension credit.
Thank you.
Partner (we do not live together) is claimimg U/C and carers allowance and reaches pension age in October.
She will not receive the full state pension due to not enough NI contributions.
I think she will be able to claim pension credit to top this up.
I am unsure of the term "Underlying entitlement to carers allowance" and how this will effect pension credit.
Thank you.
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1 day 7 hours ago #307313 by latetrain
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Hi Crad2
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Your question is outside the remit of the forum,
In my day job I come across your situation quite often, When you reach state pension age carers allowance will stop due to over lapping benefit, what this means is that you cannot claim carers allowance and state pension at the same time, the highest award is paid which is usually SP but as you stated you have an underlying entitlement.
Your friend should apply for their state pension 3 months before their retirement date, they should receive a letter from the Pension Service asking them to apply, if their NSP is less than £230.25 pw then they can apply for Guarantee Pension Credit which will top up their pension to £227.10 pw. As your friend has an underlying entitlement to CA they will be entitled to an additional carer premium £46.40, therefore GPC = £273.50 less SP.
Gary
n case you are not aware your email address is showing as your user name and can leave you open to unwanted emails, we would advise you to change your user name, if you want to change this then follow the instructions in the following FAQ
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Your question is outside the remit of the forum,
In my day job I come across your situation quite often, When you reach state pension age carers allowance will stop due to over lapping benefit, what this means is that you cannot claim carers allowance and state pension at the same time, the highest award is paid which is usually SP but as you stated you have an underlying entitlement.
Your friend should apply for their state pension 3 months before their retirement date, they should receive a letter from the Pension Service asking them to apply, if their NSP is less than £230.25 pw then they can apply for Guarantee Pension Credit which will top up their pension to £227.10 pw. As your friend has an underlying entitlement to CA they will be entitled to an additional carer premium £46.40, therefore GPC = £273.50 less SP.
Gary
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