Pension Credit overpayment being deducted from deceased's Estate. Any advice?

[12345Floris]

Had a letter from the Department for Work & Pensions requesting breakdown of my late relative's estate, as there may or may not be an overpayment of Pension Credit.

The gov website states Pension Credit only available if savings under £10k, but my (widowed )relative has around £25k in the court funds office.

I'm worried that the overpayment will mean nothing is left in the estate for me to pay out to other beneficiaries, funeral costs, etc and that as executor and relative I will be left with debts I am liable for.

Can anyone work out how much I will have to pay back using the figures below?


SAVINGS OVER £10,000 : £1 is counted for every £500 or part £500

[prh47bridge]

No. There isn't remotely enough information to work that out.

Pension Credit may be available if you have savings of over £10k but the amount may be reduced. If your relative had £25k of savings that would give an assumed income of £29 per week. That would have been added to your relative's actual income to determine their entitlement to Pension Credit.

Do you know why your relative has some money held by the Court Funds Office?

And don't worry. Even if there isn't enough money in the estate to pay off all the debts you cannot be held personally liable. They are your widowed relative's debts, not yours.