Pension credit chaos leaves retirees waiting years for payments
Yvonne Bailey, 79, waited six years for pension credit after she was mistakenly told that she was not eligible by both the ...
Pension Credit: 'Being £2 over threshold left me £500 short'
A retired office worker claimed he was £500 per month worse off as a result of being marginally above the Pension Credit ...
New Pension Credit Winter Fuel Payment rules: MP calls for 'Pensioner Task Force'
Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to set up a 'Pensioner Task Force' to assess ...
'Pension credit cap means I'm £500 a month worse off'
A retired office worker has said that having £2.60 a week more than the pension credit cap left him £500 a month worse off.
Thousands of households missing out on £7.6m DWP Pension Credit pot which could open up Winter Fuel Allowance
Citizens' Advice Gateshead has encouraged pensioners to check their eligibility for benefits, after a 72% increase in ...
I thought my mum was over Pension Credit limit and would miss out Winter Fuel Payment – Martin Lewis tip made me check
A MARTIN Lewis fan has revealed how a quick check helped her mother realise she was eligible for Pension Credit. The woman ...
‘Time running out’ for 800,000 to claim Pension Credit benefit before winter
Labour's plans to increase the number of pensioners claiming Pension Credit have been branded "confusing" and ineffective.
How to claim Pension Credit and boost income by nearly £4,000 over the year ahead
Despite the full New State Pension now being worth £221.20 per week and the full Basic State Pension worth £169.50, data from ...
Exact date you must apply for Pension Credit by to receive £300 winter fuel pay payment – check if you could be eligible
HOUSEHOLDS have to apply for a government benefit by a certain date if they want to qualify for this year’s Winter Fuel Payment. The Winter Fuel Payment was previously available to everyone ...
DWP explains 'absolute final' deadline to apply for Pension Credit and get £300 Winter Fuel Payment
Fuel Allowance was previously available to everyone aged 66 and above, but the new Labour Party government has scrapped that.
Greater Manchester MP calls for government to make Pension Credit claims easier
If my own mum didn’t have myself and our family to help her clear these bureaucratic hurdles, there’s no way she could have ...
DWP letter about Pension Credit could unlock access to this year's Winter Fuel Payment
The eligibility change to Winter Fuel Payments will see around 10m people over State Pension age across Great Britain miss ...