Claims for pension credit have increased by 145 perc cent since the Government announced it would means test the winter fuel ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has now issued a full list of the new payment amounts for everyone on a State Pension or ...

ONCE you hit age 66, you can start claiming your state pension, which is worth £11,502 a year if you get the full amount. But ...

Despite this, recent data from the DWP indicates that there are still 880,000 eligible pensioners not claiming the benefit ...

Pension Credit is a benefit specifically designed to provide additional financial support for older people on low incomes - ...

Whether you can get Pension Credit may hinge on how you receive your retirement income, with some still qualifying if they ...

Thursday 21 November marks one month until the final deadline for pensioners to apply for backdated pension credit to receive ...

The DWP has been urged to rethink plans to limit Winter Fuel Payments to the poorest pensioners, with MPs warning the move ...

Based on the triple lock, the State Pension, the guarantee credit element of Pension Credit, Widow's Pension and Widower's Pension are all going up by 4.1 per cent. Under the triple lock ...

However the new chancellor has implemented the cost-cutting measure as she tries to fill a "£22bn black hole" left by the ...

Pension Credit comes in two forms: Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit. To qualify for Guarantee Pension Credit, you must be of State Pension age (currently 66). Your weekly income should be less ...