Pension Stopped While You Are In Hospital??

[Jennykenny]

Is it correct that your pension is paid to the hospital if you are in there for some time? And if so, how long??
And also I imagine Disability Allowance and Carers Allowanceare affected, and when should they stop?
thanks.

[BlackadderV]

From the DWP website:

Your weekly State Pension is not affected
by being in hospital, even if you stay in
hospital for longer than 52 weeks. You can
also continue to earn extra State Pension
or a lump­sum payment if you stay in
hospital while you are putting off claiming
your State Pension.
But if you get an increase paid with your
State Pension for your husband, wife or
someone who looks after your children,
you need to tell us when you go into and
come out of hospital.

[bednobs]

i think AA and dla give you six weeks grace, but then it's taken away

[BlackadderV]

Further info here:


Attendance Allowance will usually stop after
you have been in hospital for 28 days,
unless you are a private patient paying for
your accommodation and treatment
without help from the NHS.
If you go into or come out of hospital, you
must tell the Disability and Carers Service
straight away.
If you or your carer get Carer's Allowance,
this may also stop (see page 6).
If your Attendance Allowance stops, you 
or your partner may also stop getting extra
money in other benefits, like: 
• Income Support
• Pension Credit
• income­based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income­related Employment and Support
Allowance
• Housing Benefit, or
• Council Tax Benefit.


Both the care and mobility parts of
Disability Living Allowance will usually stop
after you have been in hospital for 28 days,
unless you are a private patient paying for
your accommodation and treatment
without help from the NHS. 
If some or all of your Disability Living
Allowance is paid into the Motability scheme,
you may carry on getting this mobility part
until the Motability agreement ends.
If you go into or come out of hospital, you
must tell the Disability and Carers Service
straight away.
If you or your carer get Carer's Allowance,
this may also stop (see page 6)
If your Disability Living Allowance stops,
you or your partner may also stop getting
extra money in other benefits, like:
• Income Support
• Pension Credit
• income­based Jobseeker's Allowance
• income­related Employment and Support
Allowance 
• Housing Benefit, or
• Council Tax Benefit.
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Going into hospita

[Jennykenny]

Many thanks.