tjamesbo
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I have a brother who is Single ( believed divorced ) ,was an alcoholic supposedly reformed but cant be sure, who currently lives a strange almost walter mitty existence hes mid to late 50's and has never worked since he was late 20's or early 30's He lives in a house which is in a Bare Trust where my sister is a trustee as he is now not far away from state pension age I was wondering how he was going to survive once he reaches 66 or whatever his qualifying age is as to my knowledge he certainly wouldnt qualify for a full state pension on the basis of working and NI contributions and may not even qualify for any reduced / part one as he probably has single number or minimal qualifying years
We can never get the truth from him so its unclear if he's currently claiming benefits or not as he used to rely on regular handouts from my parents ( both deceased now ) and as his house is in a Bare Trust technically he has no assets ( but can request and get ownership of the property from the trust at any time- see terms of a Bare Trust )
He liked to stay " off Radar " so the question is when he reaches 66 or 67 etc and he doesnt qualify for any worthwhile state pension will he be able to claim any social security benefits ? either starting afresh or continuing his current claim (if he is claiming , which i presume he must be but cant be sure )
Any Idea Folks ?
Thanks
Boyd
We can never get the truth from him so its unclear if he's currently claiming benefits or not as he used to rely on regular handouts from my parents ( both deceased now ) and as his house is in a Bare Trust technically he has no assets ( but can request and get ownership of the property from the trust at any time- see terms of a Bare Trust )
He liked to stay " off Radar " so the question is when he reaches 66 or 67 etc and he doesnt qualify for any worthwhile state pension will he be able to claim any social security benefits ? either starting afresh or continuing his current claim (if he is claiming , which i presume he must be but cant be sure )
Any Idea Folks ?
Thanks
Boyd