DWP urges older people to check for £3,500 annual income boost in State Pension uprating letter
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced new plans to continue encouraging more than 11 million older people to check if they qualify for an annual income top-up worth over £3,500 by claiming Pension Credit. DWP will soon start writing to pensioner households across the UK as part of the annual uprating of State Pension, advising them about the new payment rates.
Ms Trott said: “In the new year, DWP will again write to over 11 million pensioners as part of the annual uprating of State Pension. The accompanying leaflet has been updated to include this year’s campaign messaging promoting Pension Credit. Further spend of £1.8m has been approved for marketing activity until the end of this financial year.”
During his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that Pension Credit will increase by 10.1 per cent from April. This is on top of a 10.1 per cent increase to State Pension, means-tested and disability benefits delivered by DWP. What is Pension Credit? Pension Credit currently gives 1.4 million people across the UK extra money to help with living costs if they are over State Pension age and on a low income.
Mixed aged older couples and Pension Credit In May 2019, the law changed so that a ‘mixed age couple’ - a couple where one partner is of State Pension age and the other is under it - are considered to be a ‘working age’ couple when checking entitlement to means-tested benefits.
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