Pension credits entitle those who are eligible to thousands more per year. Paid directly into your bank account, like other ...

The amount you get from pension credit will vary depending on whether you’re eligible to receive one or both of the elements that make up the benefit; guarantee credit and savings credit.

Pension Credit is to increase from April, helping 1.4million of the poorest pensioners, but it is still one of the most ...

Pension Credit claims can be backdated by up to three months and provide access to the 2025/26 Winter Fuel Payment.

The main part of Pension Credit is known as "Guarantee Credit" and this tops up your weekly income to £218.15 if you're single, or to £332.95 if you’re in a couple. Your income normally needs ...

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 ...

There are two types of Pension Credit - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit. To qualify for Guarantee Pension Credit, you must be of State Pension age (66) and your weekly income must be less than ...

You might be eligible for Pension Credit if you are 66 or older and your income is below £218.15 a week if you’re single or £332.95 as a couple - this is known as the 'guarantee' part of the ...

Pension credit is split into two payments. First, there's the Guarantee Credit element which sees single people given a weekly payment of £218.15 and couple receive £332.95. Then, there's the ...

People can earn two different types of Pension Credit. The first is Guarantee Credit, which tops up your weekly income if it’s below a certain amount. The second is Savings Credit, which is an ...