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Single pensioner never worked in GB I have a client who has a Dutch passport, never worked in GB/ Holland, no dependant family in GB or savings, no works pension - is she likely to quali | Toby | 02-Jul-08 09:28 AM | 0 | 737 |
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Re: Capital - urgent advice needed. client and wife purchased council house with joint mortgage in 78 or 79. in 1980 they separated, amicably, and have never divorced - both are RC. wi | jj | 27-Jun-08 08:47 PM by snarky | 20 | 2162 |
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Client with Indefinate Leave to Enter Today I have seen a client about her father, who joined her from Ethiopia last year.
He does not have a passport but he does have a Visa which stat | chrisduran | 27-Jun-08 08:41 PM by snarky | 12 | 2570 |
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Crisis Loan and Pension credit I have a single gentleman who is 71 and has been given refugee status. The pension service has been out to see him and it may take up to two month to | Plato | 27-Jun-08 08:36 PM by snarky | 1 | 875 |
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waiting time for claims? can anyone tell me what the usual processing time for a guarantee pension credit claim is? i've a couple of clients who applied quite some time before | johnny | 23-Jun-08 01:04 PM by johnny | 11 | 2863 |
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Well done the Pension's Service. You know when you telephone the Pensions’ Service and the recorded message tells you that your call me be recorded for training purposes and how you n | paddyhill | 23-Jun-08 12:59 PM by johnny | 1 | 994 |
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Habitual residence test - Polish Lady HI everyone, this case is really baffling me. I have a 65 years old Polish lady who moved here from Poland in 2005. SHe came here with her daughter | anadeem | 12-Jun-08 03:16 PM by past caring 1 | 3 | 1973 |
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Habitual residence My cl is 62 and has just returned from Spain where he had lived with his son for 6 yrs.He returned due to health reasons.He made a claim for PC on 14/ | frodo | 12-Jun-08 06:39 AM by paul__moorhouse | 4 | 805 |
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Advice re second property I am doing a benefit check for a client who has just turned 60 and on IB. He owns his own home and has another home which he owns outright and has a t | dbcwru | 06-Jun-08 11:31 AM by dbcwru | 4 | 823 |
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capital and pension credit My client is 63 years of age.He had a head injury some years ago which resulted in a large amount of personal injury compensation, which is held by | pc | 20-May-08 04:22 PM by pc | 2 | 854 |
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PC self employed with bad debts Hi my client has closed his business, his income is well above the rates for PC however he had bad debts which have been written off as having no chan | ljl | 19-May-08 12:34 PM by Gareth Morgan | 5 | 962 |
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Exportability of PC Hi,
I'm looking for information on whether anyone is actively pursuing the case for exportability of PC in the EU as an old-age benefit? Previous d | suewelsh | 15-May-08 02:47 PM by shawn | 1 | 988 |
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BACKDATING ....
NEWS PAGE
April 18, 2008
Changes to backdating rules for pension credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit - DWP publishes impact asse | mike shermer | 28-Apr-08 08:38 AM by shawn | 2 | 1004 |
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failure to disclose help!
Tribunal 17/04
Wife (82) informed local pension service centre husband was in hospital before 4 weeks were up. Husband's Attendance Allowance | robturner | 18-Apr-08 02:36 PM by robturner | 12 | 1172 |
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pension credit and capital i'm worried i might be missing something here
Clients are in receipt of couple Pension Credit. They live in a motorhome which they have parked on a | southwestlaw2 | 10-Apr-08 02:54 PM by Dan_manville | 6 | 1168 |
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Capital not disclosed Hi,
I have a bit of a dilemma that I could do with some advice on.
Background is as follows:
I am employed by a registered social landlord to | johnrob | 10-Apr-08 12:43 PM by johnrob | 4 | 883 |
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Pension Credit, calculators and tax increases The tax changes for women between 60 and 64 from 6 April have Pension Credit ramifications and the inadequacy of benefit calculators in picking up the | JohnA | 10-Apr-08 06:35 AM | 0 | 743 |
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pensions and contribution records This is a fascinating case, which shows the complications, and cross jurisdictional problems, that can arise...
htt p://www.osscsc.gov.u k/aspx/ | claire hodgson | 05-Apr-08 03:26 PM by ariadne2 | 1 | 855 |
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Pension credit and capital I hope someone can advise, I don't do so many pension credit claims, so this is a bit new to me.
My client is making a new claim for pension credit, | dace | 04-Apr-08 10:30 AM by dace | 2 | 1123 |
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pension credit housing costs I have clients that are living in a leasehold property that is owned by their son and daughter - it was purchased for them to enable them to move clos | Housing21 | 31-Mar-08 02:56 PM by Housing21 | 5 | 1013 |
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PC housing costs new mortgage Hi i have an elderly client, on PC and High Rate DLA, both comps, lives in house with alot of land. Son is on deeds, he pays half the mortgage and cli | ljl | 31-Mar-08 10:50 AM by paul__moorhouse | 1 | 699 |
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EEA national , UKpensioner moves back to UK-right to PC/ HB /CTB? I need some help with my client and have been trying to establish if he will pass HRT and R2R test in case he returns to UK.
The case is as follows - | Antje_P | 26-Mar-08 12:44 PM by southwestlaw1 | 4 | 861 |
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Pension Credit capital My client is 80 Years old and was living apart from her husband who was aged 90. He lived in the marital home up to the date of his death. The Pension | Merlin61 | 21-Mar-08 08:21 AM by paul__moorhouse | 1 | 835 |
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Pension Credit and Housing Costs - Backdating Can housing costs on pension credit be backdated. (Mortgage interest and service charges).
We have a client who has had their pension credit backda | laura | 20-Mar-08 11:41 AM by Gareth Morgan | 3 | 805 |
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PC and SRP any ideas? The client has been living in England since 1983, she needed a National Insurance number to work but could not obtain one officially as she had no sta | roecab3 | 14-Mar-08 02:19 PM by roecab3 | 2 | 740 |
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Pension Credit Overpayment
Hi Everyone a very distressed lady came to me about a problem a "friend" has, this is all i know......
Her friend's mother died in December. She w | anadeem | 14-Mar-08 10:32 AM by nevip | 2 | 816 |
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Mortgage costs Does anyone have a link to a download of the MI12 form for mortgage costs. Our PC packs dont contain copies and it would save a lot of time to have it | Semitone | 12-Mar-08 07:42 PM by stevegale | 14 | 1456 |
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Pension Credit Savings Credit disregard (residential care) Hello there. I am trying to find the April 2008 amount of Savings Credit which can be disregarded when someone enters residential care. Does anyone | Maggie E | 11-Mar-08 01:44 PM by shawn | 2 | 877 |
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failing to apply for income for PC I have a couple where one is over 60 and on IB and DLA and the wife is under 57 and claims CA. The wife has 2 private pensions that she could claim n | GillcTaylor | 28-Feb-08 08:06 AM by GillcTaylor | 2 | 910 |
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joint homeowner issues Just received a call from a pensioner who has a joint mortgage with his son. He gets pension credit for his half of the mortgage. His son now wants to | ruthch | 28-Feb-08 06:56 AM by claire hodgson | 1 | 708 |