Over 1.4 million people on Pension Credit should tell the DWP if they plan to leave mainland Britain for any reason.

MPs have urged the Government to overhaul the benefit - worth up to £4,000 a year for the poorest pensioners - to open it up ...

Pension Credit is currently worth an average of £4,300 annually and typically takes about 50 working days to process, meaning successful claimants could see their first payments arrive before mid ...

The Department will be continuing its awareness campaign this year, encouraging people to check their eligibility and make a claim. Married pensioners with a combined weekly income of less than £346 ...

The range of benefits and discounts available to those claiming their pension can run into the thousands of pounds if seized ...

The report calls for a "Pension Credit take-up strategy" for England by the end of 2025. Despite being worth up to £4,000 a ...