He feels it should be an automated benefit
Pensioners could be missing out on an annual income top up worth an average of £3,500. That is the warning from finance guru Martin Lewis who has called for a better way to ensure 800,000 households are not missing out.
Martin then shared his rule of thumb for making a claim for Pension Credit. He said: “If you’re listening to this please be an ambassador for helping the older members of our community get what they’re entitled to by claiming Pension Credit. He added: “When we’re talking about the policy of the State Pension, surely some form of automating, some form of better data collection to make sure that we proactively go to those 800,000 people and say ‘you are eligible for substantially more money’ and then maybe if we did that, the debate about the Triple Lock where much of the argument is about the terrible poverty out there among some pensioners would be a little easier because we’d be able to say we know the safety net is working.
The next cost of living payment due this Autumn is for £300 and will be paid to those on income-related benefits, including Pension Credit. 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.
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