The charity director of Age UK told the Sky News Money blog that completing the 22-page form would 'pose a challenge for many'.
Older people are having to fill out a 243-question form to access pension credit and winter fuel payments - a task that will be 'daunting' for some, charities have said. The government has launched a campaign urging eligible people to apply for pension credit after Rachel Reeves announced last month that the winter payments would be means-tested.
Meanwhile, anti-poverty charity Turn2us said means-tested benefits, such as disability benefits like PIP, have equally long forms. It noted that most people who receive winter fuel payments won't need to make a claim, and for those who do, the questionnaire won't be as long as that needed for pension credit. Charities have also raised concern that the government's pension credit awareness drive is not allowing enough time to increase low take-up of the benefit.
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