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

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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 ...

Despite the full New State Pension now being worth £221.20 per week and the full Basic State Pension worth £169.50, data from ...

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 ...

An elderly couple have urged others to check if they are eligible for pension credit, after finding they were entitled to thousands of pounds extra every year. Eddie, 77, and Maggie, 71 ...

People claiming PIP, Pension Credit and a number of other benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions could be eligible for a cash top-up in the first week of December. With 3.4 million ...

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 ...

Age Cymru is urging eligible pensioners to claim pension credit by December 21 to qualify for winter fuel payments. Department for Work and Pension rules state that to get winter fuel payments this ...