Tag: Pension Credit
DWP rule blocking 60,000 people from claiming Pension Credit despite qualifying
Pension Credit is a ‘gateway benefit’ opens the door to other benefits from Winter Fuel Payments to a free TV licence, but people are being blocked from claiming …
New DWP plan to speed up claims for Pension Credit’s £3,900 boost
DWP is bringing in more staff to help speed up the process as hundreds of thousands of people have been missing out on Pension Credit. …
State pensioners alerted they could be eligible for £3,900 boost – check if you can get it
State pensioners can also backdate claims for this benefit, which could entitle them to the DWP’s Winter Fuel Payment. …
State pensioners born before these years handed £2,991 pension boost
State pensioners born before these years could get a much needed £2,991 boost to their state pension. …
Martin Lewis issues worrying update on £900 state pension Triple Lock boost
Martin Lewis has issued a worrying update to pensioners who received the £900 state pension Triple Lock boost this year. …
Martin Lewis urges state pensioners ‘make one phone call’ for £11,600 handout
Martin Lewis says state pensioners should make a phone call and get as much as £11,600 this winter. …
‘Check or miss out’: DWP to send out £150 discounts – see if you’re eligible
The government scheme is aimed at the most vulnerable, those susceptible to cold-related illness, living on their own or mainly in fuel poverty …
‘No time to lose’ – Unpaid carers urged to check eligibility for £2,370 payments from DWP
Carers UK is concerned that pensioners who are unpaid carers and on low incomes will struggle this winter if they don’t get Pension Credit along with a second top-up called Carer Addition. …
Martin Lewis warns older people ‘charged more to boil kettle’
Money expert Martin Lewis is warning that older people are being charged more to boil the kettle. …
Full list of 25 power companies British Gas, OVO, E.on, Octopus £150 customer boost
From October 2024 people will start getting the Warm Home Discount – but only if their power company has signed up and they qualify …
