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Bupplesuntsy p ●m ion
Buppi-~ry pension csn be Aid
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to ● ‘~upls if’.ts-~i hk; roachad @i. ●tipof 65.
If POP2C over ~nsionablo ●gs say they racciva suppl~ntary psnsi~n it shbuld be
r.cordo~ ● (d) . Eithr pergmr, c~n claim, thar~~ore ,aecapt on ●ither •y~@d~h ~
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If incm is raceived frrm both (c) ●nd (d) but the smounts cannot be sepsrated by
,the, info-t, code tlm amount, of, the besic pen-ion, only, at (c) ,and tr*a~ the rest
●a ●upplamentery. Xf supplemsntsry ~nsion has ~a~n ,,cp+{t ,,by‘~he int~rvi*~r ●nd iB
racorded on both husbsnd snd wifs’s schedules, delete
her husband”~
the wife’s -Out and add lt to
~l~gnt~ry Allowance
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Par those undar psna ion age. Ei,thqr psrtner can claim. It does not ahrtter whether
the ,clakt or their psrtnar in ~rking or not, but the Inccae of both Psrtners is
taken into ●ccount when anaesaing the claim. If ●ither partner has reached the age
of 60yrs the couple ere psid Supplementary Ulowance at the ~higher’ long term rate.
Accmpt Suppl-entary Allowance on Sither Psrtner’s ●chedule but only one.
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If -,~lamentary Allowance has bsen split, end appears on both prtner’s schedules,
delete the wife‘e smount and add it to the husband’s.
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If a husband is on strike or In prison eupplsmentary allowance should ~ apmar on
the wife’s schedule.
Excluda
1.
2.
Housing coet paymenta. If gas snd electricity, housing hnefit etc have been
included in the smount for Supplementary Allowance, deduct the smount from the
total, if known. m not recode from 1 to 3 if the amount is unknown. Rsfer
doubtful cases to S/V.
Nsintenance payments. NSY be included with the Supplementary .Ulowence smount.
If thera is a note either at @. 18(d) or at Qn. 26 or 27 indicating that
neintensnce hae been included with Supplementary ~lowanca, and the smount LS
knovn, deduct the maintenance frcm Qn. 18(d) and code the sm~t at @. 27
instead. If the amount is unknovn, r-far to S/V if the .Mintenmca questions do
not apply because, for ersmple, the informant 18 a sngle -en, and the smount
ie known, tranefer the amount to ~. 29. Pefer doubtful cases to S/V.
(e) National Insurance Sicknese Benaf it
People who are msble to work because of eickness or disablement can receive state
sickness benefit, viuch is tax free, for up to 28 weeks if they’re not eligtile for
Statutoq sick Pay, or UP tO 20 weks ●fter Ssp rum Out. we benefit is avulable
whether en lnformsnt ia mployed, self employed, unemployed or non employed, but not
while in receipt of SSP.
Statutory Sick Pay should not ●ppear ●t the question.
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