Pension Credit claims can also be backdated by up to three months and unlock access to other financial support.

For those on a low income over State Pension age, which is 66 for men and women, Pension Credit can provide extra money to ...

The Government is obligated to review the level of benefits each year to determine if they have kept pace with general price ...

760,000 people are believed to be qualifying for the extra payments but aren’t claiming ...

DWP wants to make more people aware of what they may be entitled to ...

Millions of benefits and state pension claimants will see their payments increase this year.

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) is preparing to send a letter to all state pensioners who receive the state ...

Former pensions' minister Steve Webb is urging older people on lower incomes to claim Pension Credit, and encouraging friends and relatives to help them ...

People approaching State Pension age need to understand which benefits they can no longer make new claims for, according to ...

The DWP has shared data which shows that nearly one million pensioners are missing out on £80 a week ...

The DWP has urged people over State Pension age to check if they are eligible ...