The DWP has confirmed a huge rise in Pension Credit applications in the last year - and almost 1.4 million people are ...
Since last summer the Government has received 235,000 pension credit claims, up from around 130,000 in the same period the ...
One commentator said the figures show many older people were concerned about not having enough money to get through the ...
Figures showed an increase of 64% in people being awarded the benefit, but almost half of claims were rejected - here's ...
The credit tops up incomes for poorer pensioners and acts as a gateway to additional support, including the winter fuel ...
The Social Security Uprating Order determines the increases for the State Pension, Additional State Pensions (such as SERPS), ...
Nevertheless, some State Pension recipients who receive payments weekly or fortnightly will experience the uplift sooner.
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed a large increase in the number of people claiming Pension Credit over the ...
The DWP has approved Pension Credit for almost 50,000 more pensioners following the Winter Fuel Allowance changes ...
Pension credit applications have soared 81 per cent since it became a necessary hurdle for keeping the Winter Fuel Payment - but nearly half of claims were rejected. Chancellor Rachel Reeves ...
There has been a huge 64% jump in older people successfully applying for Pension Credit, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed. The data showed that a total of ...