09 Mar 2015

A question about : HB and Private pension

Hi my father in law died 2 years ago and left my mother in law(54) with a private pension that she decided to get monthly, she has also been receiving other benefits ( housing and council tax Benefit and Job seekers), she was told there was no reason why she couldn't work even though she needs a hip replacementtitle=Mad

After a visit from the Dss last week they told her that she was not entitled to any benefits because she receives a private pension of Ј400 a month and that she will have to pay all the benefits back, so after adding up all her outgoings e.g rent, council tax, gas (meter), electric (meter), water +(arrears) and debts she will be left with Ј42 a week for food and clothes, and to top it off the council have mentioned something about a charge because she is in a 2 bedroom house but she does not feel ready to move yet.
We live 2 hours away and are not in situation where we can financially help her.
Is there nothing she can do?

Regards
Sybsey

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