A big jump in pensioners applying for the means-tested benefit came after ministers limited winter fuel payments.

Just 42,500 applications for pension credit have been approved over the past 16 weeks - less than 5% of the 880,000 people ...

The DWP will be making six payments to state pensioners in December 2024 - including the Christmas bonus, Winter Fuel Payment ...

There is less than a month in which to make a backdated Pension Credit claim to qualify for the winter fuel allowance payment ...

The government and campaigners are urging people to check if they are eligible for pension credit following changes to the ...

Pension Credit applications can be backdated by three months, meaning pensioners who apply for the benefit by December 21 will also qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. Pension Credit is designed to ...

Pension Credit applications have rocketed by 145% since chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the Winter Fuel Payment would be means-tested. Pension Credit tops up a retiree's income ...

Around 150,000 pension credit claims have been submitted in just 16 weeks since Rachel Reeves announced Winter Fuel Payments will be means-tested. The number of applications jumped 145 per cent ...

If you are elderly and not well off, pension credit tops up weekly income to a minimum of £218.15 for single people and £332.95 for couples. Pension credit also opens the door to a lot of ...

However, there is still an opportunity for those who apply for pension credit to receive the backdated winter fuel allowance should their claim be successful. The deadline is 21 December 2024 ...

If you're retired and have income less than £218 a week as an individual, or £332 a week as a couple, you may be due £1,000s a year in Pension Credit. Plus, it then entitles you to a whole raft of ...