Successful new claims for Pension Credit made by mid-December will also qualify for the £300 cost of living payment.
The Department for Work and Pensions has said there is a “strong indication” that its ongoing campaign to raise awareness about a £3,500 annual top-up specifically aimed at helping pensioner households on a low income is having a “positive effect”. DWP Pensions Minister Laura Trott MBE said that the number of claims for Pension Credit increased by around 75 per cent in the 12 months to May 2023, compared to the same period the year before.
Some 1.4 million older people across Great Britain, including more than 127,000 living in Scotland currently in receipt of Pension Credit, could be due the £300 automatic payment in the next few weeks. Over eight million pensioner households will also receive a further £300 payment later this year in addition to the Winter Fuel Payment - find out more here.
Below is everything you need to know about the benefit to make a claim for yourself, a family member or friend, including how to use the Pension Credit calculator and other entitlement an award of just a few pence may provide access to. Latest State Pension News How to use the Pension Credit calculator To use the calculator on GOV.UK, you will need details of:You will be presented by a series of questions with multiple choice answer options.Once you have answered these questions, a summary screen shows your responses, allowing you to go back and change any answers before submitting. The Pension Credit calculator then displays how much benefit you could receive each week.
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