Hi all I'm not so sure the Pension Service have got it wrong. The State Pension Credit Act Sect 9, and State Pension Credit Regulations, Reg 12, set out the circumstances that bring an AIP to an end - getting married, entering a care home amongst others. The circumstances of your client aren't listed -- closest is Reg 12(a) "The client no longer satisfies a condition on entitlement to state pension credit", nothing about entitlement to the various elements that go to make up Pension Credit. I think the AIP (and so the award at that rate) continues until it falls to be re-assessed at the end of the AIP. I haven't looked at that latest edition of the PC guidance, but unless it quotes regs I can't see any need to inform Pension Service of this change of circs
alban
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