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

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out ...

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

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

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

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) issued an update this week to remind pensioners on a low income to apply ahead of ...

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 ...

One in six pensioners would feel embarrassed to tell their family about applying for pension credit to top up their income, new research reveals. More than half of people aged over 66 also don't ...

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 ...