PC10 Pension Credit - Communities and Local Government

How do we work out your income?example, the Macfarlane Trusts and the Eileen Trust.) If you or yourpartner received a payment from one of these special trusts it maybe ignored, either indefinitely or, in some cases, for two years fromthe date of the payment or the death of the sufferer.If you or your partner received such a payment, you may have beengiven details of the special rules at the time. (The Pension Creditrules are the same as the rules which apply to Income Support.)Arrears of benefits etc.SPCR sch V Arrears of, or compensation for the late payment of, the followingparas 20 & 20A benefits are normally ignored for a year from when you get them:●●●●●●●●●●●Attendance Allowance;Disability Living Allowance;Housing Benefit;Council Tax Benefit;Income Support;income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance;Pension Credit;War Widow’s Supplementary Pension;Child Tax Credit;Child Benefit; andSocial Fund payments (includes Cold Weather Payments andWinter Fuel Payments).But please note that we have special rules if the amount of arrearsor compensation is £5,000 or more, and is to put right an earlierofficial error. The rules are as follows:●●If you received the payment less than a year before you startedto get Pension Credit, it will be ignored for a year from the dateyou received it.If you receive the payment while you are getting Pension Credit,it will be ignored for as long as you continue to get PensionCredit.39