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

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

Gov. Ned Lamont and the state's two elected fiscal officers, the treasurer and comptroller, reported Monday that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pensioners are being urged to make sure they apply for Pension Credit as soon as possible. A surge in the number of pensioners claiming the benefit, which allows them to become eligible for the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said it received around 150,000 Pension Credit claims in the 16 weeks since the announcement on 29 July compared to around 61,300 Pension Credit claims ...

Claims for pension credit have soared by almost 150% since the Government announced plans to means-test the winter fuel payment, figures show. But just 42,500 applications have been approved over the ...

CLAIMS for pension credit have increased by 145% since the UK Government announced it would means test the Winter Fuel Payment, figures released on Thursday have shown. Labour cuts to the Winter Fuel ...

Some 150,000 people have applied for pension credit since the Chancellor announced the means testing of the winter fuel payment (Yui Mok/PA) Claims for pension credit have soared by almost 150% ...

Claims for pension credit have soared by almost 150% since the Government announced plans to means-test the winter fuel payment, figures show. But just 42,500 applications have been approved over ...