Spending it down is tricky. Over the past four decades, private employers have dumped pensions and replaced them with 401(k) ...

A record number of claims have been processed in recent months, with 117,800 applications granted since July last year ...

Figures showed an increase of 64% in people being awarded the benefit, but almost half of claims were rejected - here's ...

A charity has urged those coming up to state pension age to make sure they claim a benefit that could be worth up to £4,200 a ...

There are two types of Pension Credit - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit. To qualify for Guarantee Pension Credit, you must be State Pension age (66). Your weekly income will need to be less ...

On average, retirees are withdrawing £875 a month from their pension pots, risk running out of money by age 77 ...

Even if you have savings or own your property, you might still qualify - the first £10,000 of savings are disregarded.

There are two types of Pension Credit - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit. To qualify for Guarantee Pension Credit, you must be State Pension age (66). Your weekly income will need to be less ...

or you have savings or a second pension, you may be eligible for the savings credit element of Pension Credit. This is worth £17.01 a week if you're single, or £19.04 a week if you're in a couple.

Pension credit is a top-up benefit for people on low incomes who are over the state pension age. It is a separate payment to the state pension, and you can still receive it even if you have other ...

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