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4 years 6 months ago #252144 by daisy
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I am 72 and my wife is 64 and she is unable to claim her State Pension, has no savings or other income accept Carers Allowance which she claims for me. She is Type 2 Diabetic, and has Myenteric Panniculitis. Bullous Pemphigoid and 9 months ago diagnosed with Cirrhosis of the liver and is and she is at stage 3 of 4 and currently under the care of hospital specialists.
I have C.O.P.D, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia with a life expectancy of 2023 as advised by the Macmillan. Collectively we receive approximately 19k annually which consists of my State Pension, D.L.A, Pension Savings Credit, Carers Allowance and my private Pension plus a council tax reduction.
My Question is would you advise whether or not my wife should claim PIPS if so, would it affect my claim in any way and If you advise against PIP is there another benefit she can claim. I am a bit reluctant to claim PIPS after reading some of the letters on the forum the last thing we each need is stress as in my case it can escalate my C.C.L.
Thank you for your help and support.
I am 72 and my wife is 64 and she is unable to claim her State Pension, has no savings or other income accept Carers Allowance which she claims for me. She is Type 2 Diabetic, and has Myenteric Panniculitis. Bullous Pemphigoid and 9 months ago diagnosed with Cirrhosis of the liver and is and she is at stage 3 of 4 and currently under the care of hospital specialists.
I have C.O.P.D, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia with a life expectancy of 2023 as advised by the Macmillan. Collectively we receive approximately 19k annually which consists of my State Pension, D.L.A, Pension Savings Credit, Carers Allowance and my private Pension plus a council tax reduction.
My Question is would you advise whether or not my wife should claim PIPS if so, would it affect my claim in any way and If you advise against PIP is there another benefit she can claim. I am a bit reluctant to claim PIPS after reading some of the letters on the forum the last thing we each need is stress as in my case it can escalate my C.C.L.
Thank you for your help and support.
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4 years 6 months ago #252159 by Gordon
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It's not really a case of whether she should or not claim PIPs the question you need to ask is whether she actually meets the criteria for an award, have a look at our PIP Claim guide to get an idea of what she will need to meet.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
Her claiming PIP will not have any impact on your own benefits.
You can't claim PIP yourself unless you were under 65 on 8 April 2013, if you are eligible then you will be invited to claim PIP at some time as a replacement for your DLA.
She can also make a claim for New Style ESA, her Carers Allowance will enable her to meet the Contribution Conditions but this will only be payable until she reaches State Retirement Age and would be deducted from your Pension Credit.
I would be cautious of claiming both at the same time due to the stress involved, I would claim the PIP first as it has the potential to still be paid once she reaches SRA and will add to your income.
Gordon
It's not really a case of whether she should or not claim PIPs the question you need to ask is whether she actually meets the criteria for an award, have a look at our PIP Claim guide to get an idea of what she will need to meet.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip
Her claiming PIP will not have any impact on your own benefits.
You can't claim PIP yourself unless you were under 65 on 8 April 2013, if you are eligible then you will be invited to claim PIP at some time as a replacement for your DLA.
She can also make a claim for New Style ESA, her Carers Allowance will enable her to meet the Contribution Conditions but this will only be payable until she reaches State Retirement Age and would be deducted from your Pension Credit.
I would be cautious of claiming both at the same time due to the stress involved, I would claim the PIP first as it has the potential to still be paid once she reaches SRA and will add to your income.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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