Pension Credit

[abiswaslaw]

Hi, I am 78, along with my wife, sixty two, in the UK since 11/12/2010. We have been granted ILR (no restriction endorsed) in middle of 2011 and our British national citizen so was sponsor while we apply for ILR. I am permanently disable, my wife is in bad health. Circumstances has changed as my so no longer financially help up that much. I am receiving higher rate attendance allowand AA and my wife receiving Care Allowance. We are also receiving working tax credit wit disability and severe disability elements. We have applied for pension credit PC that has been turn down due to to sopnsorship issue. In this case can you please inform if we can get PC as we do not have any restriction.

Thank you

[Greenie]

You are not entitled to pension credit until you have been here for 5 years, or 5 year after the maintenance undertaking was signed, whichever is the later.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/spec ... #sponsored

[Greenie]

Further to your message, please follow the link below and open the document entitled 'public funds' certain benefits are acceptable,eg attendance allowance, carers allowance, but most are not for the 5 years. I am not aware of any exceptions merely based on the fact that your sponsors financial circumstances have changed. The undertaking they have signed is legally binding and funds claimed can be recovered from them (with the exception of the benefits that you are permitted to claim)

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... cross-cut/

[Ted]

Hi, I am 78, along with my wife, sixty two, in the UK since 11/12/2010. We have been granted ILR (no restriction endorsed) in middle of 2011 and our British national citizen so was sponsor while we apply for ILR. I am permanently disable, my wife is in bad health. Circumstances has changed as my so no longer financially help up that much. I am receiving higher rate attendance allowand AA and my wife receiving Care Allowance. We are also receiving working tax credit wit disability and severe disability elements. We have applied for pension credit PC that has been turn down due to to sopnsorship issue. In this case can you please inform if we can get PC as we do not have any restriction.

Thank you

I am on JSA, renting accomodation from my brother who is a landlord and this tenancy is purely on commercial basis. Three floor house, I have rented top floor with full seperate facilitis but Spam that I dont need as I dont cook. Local Authority refused my HB claim as it is they discribed is not commercial nature. Can you help, how can I deal this matter with. Thanks

I did not know that you could get job seekers allowance at 72yrs of age

[Amber]

My parents elderly disable, who is with ILR status through the sponsorship declaration from my British national brother who is no longer able or willing to help them; Parent is receiving higher rate attendance allowance with disability element. Can you please help me out in this circumstances, if my father can get (a) Pension Credit (b) housing benefit or any other benefit.

Many thanks

[Amber]

Unfortunately not until 5 years has passed or the sponsor dies (or perhaps when the funds are temporarily unavailable).

What 'disability element' are they receiving because that's usually for means tested benefits which they shouldn't be claiming.

What Country are they from?

It's a terrible situation, what is the reason for the brother not wanting to care anymore?

[abiswaslaw]

Further to your message, please follow the link below and open the document entitled 'public funds' certain benefits are acceptable,eg attendance allowance, carers allowance, but most are not for the 5 years. I am not aware of any exceptions merely based on the fact that your sponsors financial circumstances have changed. The undertaking they have signed is legally binding and funds claimed can be recovered from them (with the exception of the benefits that you are permitted to claim)

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... cross-cut/

Hi Greenie

Thank you for providing link. From the link below I find that despite of maintanance sponsorship, ILR holder can claim certain benefit listed on link page 25 of IDI that includes SOCIAL FUND PAYMENT (SFP). IDI also included PENSION CREDIT (PC) within SFP (IDI Page 54).

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

I have also been informed that case has establised that Sponsored migrant with ILR is entitle for benefit including PC.

Can you help me out if you may.


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[Amber]

abiswaslaw, you are not reading it properly, a person granted ILE with an undertaking can only claim those additional public funds, when their undertaking has expired (5 years). Moreover, you should have been claiming WTC.