An award of just £1 a week can help provide access to additional benefits and support. And the DWP confirmed recently that it processed nearly 78 per cent of all new claims for Pension Credit ...

If you're retired and have income less than £218 a week as an individual, or £332 a week as a couple, you may be due £1,000s a year in Pension Credit. Plus, it then entitles you to a whole raft of ...

Pension Credit, which is specifically designed to provide additional financial support for older people on a low income - both singles and couples - is the most under-claimed benefit. Nearly 1.4 ...

The Standard Minimum Guarantee for Pension Credit is one of the payments that will increase by 4.1%, in line with the increase in Average Weekly Earnings in the year to May to July 2024.

Cuts made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves mean the payment is now limited to retirees on pension credit or those receiving certain other means-tested benefits. More than 760,000 risk missing out if ...

During the October Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the payment increases for DWP and HMRC benefits including the State Pension, Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

The deadline is looming for thousands of people to claim vital help they're entitled to and get backdated winter fuel payments in the process. Older people can claim backdated Pension Credit that ...