A big jump in pensioners applying for the means-tested benefit came after ministers limited winter fuel payments.

The government and campaigners are urging people to check if they are eligible for pension credit following changes to the ...

There is less than a month in which to make a backdated Pension Credit claim to qualify for the winter fuel allowance payment ...

Half of older Brits' applications for Pension Credit are being chucked out, following a huge surge in interest caused by a ...

Just 42,500 applications for pension credit have been approved over the past 16 weeks - less than 5% of the 880,000 people ...

The DWP has confirmed that 161,800 applications for the under-claimed benefit have been processed so far, with 42,500 ...

Pension credit benefit fraudster stole nearly £150k in taxpayer funds after impersonating her stepmother This tiger was fighting a lion when this little dog showed up to put things in order.

The DWP has revealed that there has been an incredible 145% surge in applications for the under-claimed benefit of Pension ...

The new Pension Credit data illustrates "a desperate picture" where people on low incomes are trying anything they can to find support.

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out ...

Claims for pension credit soar by almost 150 per cent since Chancellor announced winter fuel payment means testing ...

A benefit fraudster who cheated the taxpayer and vulnerable people out of nearly £150,000 by impersonating her stepmother has been jailed.