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7 months 2 weeks ago #289819 by justme
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I have received a letter from the DWP saying they want to review my Pension Credit and may phone me or will send a form very soon for me to complete to make sure I am getting the right amount of Guaranteed Pension credit.

I have received the Guaranteed Pension Credit for 3 years now and I have never heard of this Pension Credit review check letter before.

Is this a normal routine? My circumstances haven't changed and I wondered what might have triggered this off.

Unless it is this.
Last month I became a bank signatory name (of three named people) on a bank account for a tenants social fund for the pensioners who live in the same sheltered accommodation as I do.
This is a non profit account where we try to raise funds in the bank to improve the communal gardens and create events etc, for the benefit and wellbeing of all the pensioner tenants who live there.

I am wondering if this will affect my Pension Credit, even though it isn't my money.

TIA.

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7 months 2 weeks ago #289833 by Gordon
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j

This may well be the cause of the letter.

Are you able to withdraw money from the Fund without a co-signature? Are there written terms of operation that you and the other signatures must conform to?

Gordon

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7 months 2 weeks ago #289837 by justme
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Can't withdraw money from the Fund without two signatures

Although it only takes one person to pay for something by bank transfer

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7 months 2 weeks ago #289846 by Gordon
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jm

They will likely be asking you about this.

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6 months 4 weeks ago #290684 by zaib
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I received a similar letter last week . I am waiting for some forms they told me to complete for a review as the letter said it has been a while.
I think it could be something mandatory after a while to update their systems .Though 2 years ago I was asked to complete a form PC 10 about circumstances of who I lived with. Information submitted by me was accepted for the benefit unchanged. I don't know what forms I'll receive now . I can request for advice please when I get these forms .

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6 months 3 weeks ago #290700 by zaib
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I have received a letter from the DWP saying they want to review my Pension Credit and may phone me or will send a form very soon for me to complete to make sure I am getting the right amount of Guaranteed Pension credit. I have received the Guaranteed Pension Credit for 3 years now and I have never heard of this Pension Credit review check letter before. Is this a normal routine? My circumstances haven't changed and I wondered what might have triggered this off. Unless it is this. Last month I became a bank signatory name (of three named people) on a bank account for a tenants social fund for the pensioners who live in the same sheltered accommodation as I do. This is a non profit account where we try to raise funds in the bank to improve the communal gardens and create events etc, for the benefit and wellbeing of all the pensioner tenants who live there. I am wondering if this will affect my Pension Credit, even though it isn't my money. TIA.

Hi
Any update?

Kind regards
Zaib

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