Welfare Wins
From Money Carer
Examples of the excellent work the Welfare Benefits Team have done recently on behalf of our clients
Pal Sandu, head of the Welfare Benefits Department, has launched the Money Carer Wednesday Welfare Wins initiative to share her team’s great work and achievements for our clients every day. Launched on Wednesday, 22nd May 2024, the weekly news item will appear on LinkedIn.
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Record Breaking Pension Gain for our Client!
A recent welfare benefits check performed by our team resulted in our largest gain to date for a clients State Pension. By carefully reviewing our clients history and eligibility, we uncovered a substantial unclaimed amount that had been missed.
Our client, who we had recently taken over as corporate appointee, was a retiree who had not applied for their State Pension when they turned 65 in 2012.
We made the application and after several months of diligent follow-up, we successfully secured a backdated State Pension amount of £83,319.70. This result, our biggest single gain to date, underscores the power of our welfare benefits check service in uncovering entitlements that may otherwise remain unclaimed.
Example 1
A clients Pension Credit application had not been processed due to a
habitual residence being required. Though liaising with the clients social worker the
Pension Service issued arrears of £18,000. The team then submitted a Housing Benefit
application requesting it to be backdated to the date Pension Credit was awarded,
arrears of £16,275.26 issued. The client received over £34,000 in backdated benefits.
Example 2
The team identified that the severe disability premium was missing from a
clients Employment and Support Allowance since 2018, they were successful in securing
arrears of £22,298.35. Their Personal Independence Payment had also been stopped
due to a change of address. This was reinstated and arrears of £26,112.97 issued.
Example 3
The team liaised with a local council to get a clients Housing Benefit
backdated for 8 months resulting in arrears of £11, 997.76 being issued.
Example 4
A client was supported with getting the limited capability for work-related
activity (LCWRA) element added onto their Universal Credit which entailed the
completion of a UC50 form and attend a heath assessment. This resulted in arrears of £4,316.79 being paid and an additional monthly amount of £416.19.