Successful new claims for Pension Credit made before December 21 will receive a backdated Winter Fuel Payment.

Luckily though, there is one quick way you can find out whether you might qualify for Government benefits, including Pension Credit. Three organisations have free-to-use calculators that reveal ...

The DWP has shared its latest data underlining the importance of ensuring older people are claiming all the extra financial ...

Older individuals or their family members can check their eligibility using the online Pension Credit calculator available on ...

How to utilise the Pension Credit calculator To use the calculator on GOV. UK, you will require details of: earnings, benefits and pensions savings and investments You'll need the same details for ...

the quickest way to find out if you qualify for Pension Credit is by using the Government's free Pension Credit calculator. To do this, it's easiest if you have details of your current earnings, ...

Older people, or friends and family, can quickly check their eligibility and get an estimate of what they may receive by ...

EX-CONSTRUCTION worker Richard Holden had been chasing the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to approve his pension credit claim for almost a year when The Sun stepped in to help him. The ...

The chancellor has confirmed that the state pension will increase in line with the triple lock, meaning the full payout will ...

The DWP has issued a reminder that older people on a low income, especially those living alone, could receive their first ...

The DWP has confirmed that nearly 78 per cent of all new claims for Pension Credit are processed within the target timeframe ...

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