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Pension credit

Qwerty123
Qwerty123 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
edited July 2015 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
my wife now gets pension credit for both of us ,with carers premium ,is this right.
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  • Debbie_Alumni
    Debbie_Alumni Community member Posts: 932 Pioneering
    Hello there,

    If either you or your wife are entitled to Carer's Allowance, the Carer's Premium is included in your Pension Credit award, so yes that would be right. If you want to talk about this in more depth please feel free to contact me at the helpline.

    Best wishes
    Debbie
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