A big jump in pensioners applying for the means-tested benefit came after ministers limited winter fuel payments.
There is less than a month in which to make a backdated Pension Credit claim to qualify for the winter fuel allowance payment ...
The new Pension Credit data illustrates "a desperate picture" where people on low incomes are trying anything they can to find support.
Claims for pension credit soar by almost 150 per cent since Chancellor announced winter fuel payment means testing ...
Universal Credit claimants are excluded from the payment, making six million people ineligible due to the criteria. However, ...
This is because the benefit can be backdated by three months, thereby covering the qualifying dates in September that ...
Claims for pension credit soar by almost 150 per cent since Chancellor announced winter fuel payment means testing ...
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Pensioners in Tory and Liberal Democrat heartlands will be worst hit by Rachel Reeves’s winter fuel allowance raid, new ...
In December, individuals on 23 benefits distributed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are set to receive a Christmas Bonus. However, Universal Credit claimants will not be included, ...
Pensioners have started receiving winter fuel payments for the year, with eligible pensioners set to receive £200-300 in ...
The payment previously went out to all individuals of state pension age; however, now recipients must also be in receipt of a ...