Welfare Benefits
Pension Credit - Guarantee Credit
Gives older people a "minimum income guarantee"
Standard Minimum Guarantee
£137.35 (single), £209.70 (couple)
Additional Amounts
Severe Disability addition
If getting DLA mid/high care, treated as living alone, no-one gets AA for them living alone, no-one gets CA for them) - £55.30 for each qualifying person
Carer addition
If qualifies for Carers Allowance - £31.40
Pension Credit - Savings Credit
Gives some people aged 65 an award for building up retirement income.
Single Person - £20.52
Couple - £27.09
Retirement Pension
Basic pension - £102.15
Married woman - £61.20
Spouse or adult dependent - £61.20
Over 80 years - £61.20
Income Support
Savings threshold (over which a person cannot claim) - £16,000
Savings threshold for a person in residential care - £12,000 to £16,000
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