Thousands of people are claiming Attendance Allowance for back pain and arthritis and it doesn’t matter how much you have in ...

Despite the full New State Pension now worth £230.25 per week and the full Basic State Pension worth £176.45, data from the ...

Even though winter energy bill help will be issued to the majority of pensioners this year, there are still benefits to claiming Pension Credit - access to the £150 Warm Home Discount Scheme, help ...

The payment will not be taken into account when working out if a state pensioner has gone over the tax threshold ...

10:04, 06 Jun 2025 Pension Credit boosts weekly income to a guaranteed minimum level of £227.10 for single pensioners or £346.60 for couples (Image: undefined via Getty Images) ...

After the Government's decision on 29 July 2024 to means-test Winter Fuel Payments, DWP has received 285,600 claims for Pension Credit, which is a substantial 51 per cent increase, equating to ...

Alternatively, pensioners can contact the Pension Credit helpline directly to make a claim on 0800 99 1234 - lines are open 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Expert help and advice is also available from: ...

You need 35 years of National Insurance contributions to get the full new state pension, which is worth £230.25 a week. But only 104,433 people have successfully claimed the credits in the past ...

Note too that you can still qualify for pension credit even if you have other income, savings or own your own home. Who is eligible for pension credit? You are eligible for pension credit if you live ...

You can be eligible for pension credit even if you have £10,000 or less in savings and investments. (PA/Alamy) (Andrzej Rostek) Even if you have savings, you can still be eligible.

There are more than 1.4m people across Britain said to be currently receiving Pension Credit, which provides an average of £4,300 a year to help those over the age of 66 on a low income.