"T i m" wrote in message
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 14:39:03 +0100, "tim..."
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We have some, no debts plus I'm living with an older woman. ;-)

who gets a *single* pension?

Someone living as a couple where only one is old enough to claim their
state pension?

FTAOD, my previous question was to be interpreted as:

"is that person old enough to receive their pension" I had not doubt that
they were only entitled to a single person one if their partner is under
pensionable age.

I see that you have answered this point elsewhere

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anyone with an OAP pension and more than about 50K is going to find the
calculation for PC says "no"

And I'm pretty sure it's not that either.

It's not what?

anywhere near 50k pa.

Who are the best people to go to for advice on such things, if there
are such?

Age concern,

CAB

find an online calculator

OK, ta.

But if "living with" means not married to,

Nope, we are married (her idea and she paid for the certificate,
surprisingly). ;-)

Oh, OK.

I wonder why you were so coy about it :-)

then your partner's pension needs
will be assessed on a single person basis

Which is how I think it is now.

(though perversely probably take
into account your contributions to family costs)

Which are nil. When I was working I was on a reasonable wage so was
able to pay for this modest 3 bed cottage (and have no other loans or
debts) when I was 40.

I'm surprised that if you have no savings, and no job

you don't sign on for "unemployment" benefits

And, making the same assumption as before, that this income is enough for
the two of you to live on,

You cut your cloth ... ;-)

But two people living on 7 grand a year

must be tough


I can't see how the numbers will swing towards
you being entitled to anything.

Well, I never assumed they would, like I said, we have never claimed
for anything, just got those things that most qualifying got (like
winter fuel allowance).

being married changes things