State pensioners who have hit a certain age can get an extra £105 a week. The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) says the ‘Over 80 Pension’ can be claimed if you are aged 80 or over and do not get Basic State Pension or your Basic State Pension is less than £105.70 a week.
To claim, you must have been a resident in the UK for at least 10 years out of 20 (this does not have to be 10 years in a row) – this 20 year period must include the day before you turned 80 or any day after.
You must have been an ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, the Isle of Man or Gibraltar on your 80th birthday or the date you made the claim for this pension, if later, too. If you reside in or are relocating to a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland, find out about pensions and benefits for UK nationals in the EU, EEA and Switzerland on GOV.UK.
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Your entitlement to the over 80 pension isn’t dependent on National Insurance contributions. If you go into hospital or someone you claim for goes into hospital you should tell your Pension Centre as soon as possible.
Nothing will usually happen to your pension straight away. However, if you go into hospital straight from a local council residential care home, it will usually reduce straight away.
After 52 weeks in hospital, your pension will usually reduce, but if someone is dependent on you it may reduce by less. If you get extra money for your husband or wife and they are in hospital, the extra money you get for them will usually be reduced.
If you go abroad you will continue to get your Over 80 Pension anywhere in the world, but in some countries you may not be able to get the yearly increase in your payments.
You should let your Pension Centre know as soon as possible.