Hi everyone.
One of the reasons mum doesn't want dad to go into a CH is that she is convinced she won't have enough money to live on if he does.
At the moment, he gets a state pension with pension credit. Mum worked for less than ten years, so she gets less than 70 pounds a week for her pension. Dad also gets the highest of the two attendance allowances, plus I am just about to apply for the carer's allowance for mum.
If dad goes into a CH, I am guessing his pension will be paid to the home, the AA will stop, plus mum will stop getting the CA (if my application for it is successful and she gets it in the first place). Is that right? So will mum receive her small pension plus pension credit and just that? Any ideas how much that would be?
Thanks,
LS
One of the reasons mum doesn't want dad to go into a CH is that she is convinced she won't have enough money to live on if he does.
At the moment, he gets a state pension with pension credit. Mum worked for less than ten years, so she gets less than 70 pounds a week for her pension. Dad also gets the highest of the two attendance allowances, plus I am just about to apply for the carer's allowance for mum.
If dad goes into a CH, I am guessing his pension will be paid to the home, the AA will stop, plus mum will stop getting the CA (if my application for it is successful and she gets it in the first place). Is that right? So will mum receive her small pension plus pension credit and just that? Any ideas how much that would be?
Thanks,
LS