Labour decided to means test the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, after discovering a '£22 billion' black hole in ...

The state pension system was amended in 2016, and around 100,000 pensioners are now receiving Pension Credit, which tops up ...

Pension Credit helps those over State Pension age on a low income by boosting annual income by around £4,200 on average while ...

Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single, or your joint weekly income to £332.95 if you have a partner - this will increase to £227.10 and £346.60 respectively ...

Pension Credit is to increase from April this year ... households who were entitled to receive Pension Credit did not claim it between April 2022 and March 2023, according to government estimates ...

In a bid to increase take-up the Department of Work and Pensions has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the benefit and who can claim it. Claiming pension credit means you’ll also be ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is warning that deferring your state pension in an attempt to amass a larger ...

The triple lock guarantees an increase in pensions in line with average earnings, inflation or 2.5, whichever is highest.

More than 50,000 pension-age Brits have still not received their Winter Fuel Payment, despite getting their applications for Pension Credit in ... 145 per cent increase in claims.