My dad passed away in November. He was entitled to the fuel payment, and his confirmation letter was received, but I have now closed all bank accounts to get the finances sorted.
Over time there have been two main changes affecting the rules on this.
The first came in 1978 when the state earnings-related pension scheme was introduced.
SERPS offered a salary-related retirement pension to all workers via the state pension system.
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But there was a risk that for those in company pensions already this would amount to ‘double provision’ – a worker would be paying in to his or her company pension as well as paying National Insurance contributions towards an earnings-related pension from the state.
My mother is 85 and has been living in a nursing home for just over a year.
Her care has been funded by our local county council, which Mum has topped up using about 90 per cent of her pension. This has not been a problem and has worked very well.
Her doctor recently suggested that her treatment should be moved to end of life care . Funding for this has now been approved and is being funded directly by the NHS.
This funding is 100 per cent and no top-ups are requested by Mum or the county council. Is she still entitled to receive her state pension or do I need to stop this payment?