DWP Pension Credit update shows 5% of Labour’s predicted claimants as Winter Fuel Payments start
Less than 50,000 low-income pensioners have been approved for Pension Credit despite a 145% increase in applications
Pension credit applications soar after winter fuel payment cut, but only 5% are approved
Just 42,500 applications for pension credit have been approved over the past 16 weeks - less than 5% of the 880,000 people the Government said were missing out on the benefit in July
Pension credit refusals soar as oaps desperately try to get winter fuel payments
Age UK blasts government 'disastrous decision' and said government needs to step in to help low income pensioners
When is the deadline to claim pension credit including winter fuel payment?
The government and campaigners are urging people to check if they are eligible for pension credit following changes to the winter fuel allowance.
Just 42,000 successful claims for pension credit since winter fuel cut
Claims for pension credit soar by almost 150 per cent since Chancellor announced winter fuel payment means testing
DWP Pension Credit update as Winter Fuel Payments begin
Claims for pension credit have soared by almost 150% since the Government announced plans to means test the winter fuel payment, figures show. But just 42,500 applications have been approved over the same period – less than 5% of the 880,
All Scottish pensioners to get winter fuel payment
The funds - which are limited to one payment per household - will be paid through a new Scottish Parliament benefit, which will not be ready until late 2025. The UK government scrapped universal entitlement to winter fuel payments earlier this year,
DWP gives 81,000 state pensioners £3.9k boost and access to Winter Fuel Payment
The DWP said there had been a 145 per cent increase in the number of Pension Credit claims received in the past 16 weeks compared to the same timeframe before the Chancellor's ann
All Scottish Pensioners to Receive Winter Fuel Payment – Find Out How Much You’ll Get
All pensioner households in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment from the winter of 2025, the Scottish Government has announced. The scheme, which aims to help pensioners with rising energy costs,
Every pensioner in Scotland to get winter fuel payment next year
Social Justice Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville announces a new benefit to help pensioners who lost their winter fuel payments.
Pension credit applications rise but many rejected
A big jump in pensioners applying for the means-tested benefit came after ministers limited winter fuel payments.
Pension Credit warning as nearly 800,000 Brits missing out on £3,900 benefit
There is less than a month in which to make a backdated Pension Credit claim to qualify for the winter fuel allowance payment ...
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Pension Credit: A damning indictment of the government’s failure to protect pensioners this winter
Responding to the latest pension credit figures which show that show 53,400 people are still waiting for a decision on ...
Spread the message there is no shame in claiming pension credit, says new campaign
More than half of people aged over 66 don't like to ask for support or help from friends or relatives even if they need it, ...
Pension Credit applications surge as DWP suffers 'massive disappointment'
The DWP has revealed that there has been an incredible 145% surge in applications for the under-claimed benefit of Pension ...
Pension Credit barriers which may be stopping 760,000 older people claiming £3,900 annual DWP top-up
A successful new claim for Pension Credit can unlock access to Winter Fuel Payments, help with housing costs and Council Tax.