A successful new claim for Pension Credit can unlock access to Winter Fuel Payments, help with housing costs and Council Tax.

Elderly individuals and relatives who provide help during term time or school holidays could potentially increase their State ...

There are a range of DWP and other benefits people may not realise they're eligible for, as well as their State Pension.

Since last summer the Government has received 235,000 pension credit claims, up from around 130,000 in the same period the year before.

A reader wonders whether they could be next in line to face welfare cuts after recent moves by the Labour Party ...

A reader wonders whether they could be next in line to face welfare cuts after recent moves by the Labour Party ...

This equates to £331.60 every four weeks – an increase from £326. Likewise, couples claiming Pension Credit where one person is receiving a disability benefit will also get an extra £82.90 ...

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 ...

Some of the poorest pensioners will receive an extra £465 a year from next month after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that pension age going up by the triple lock figure of 4.4 ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that 77 per cent of all new claims for Pension Credit were processed - from initial application to award decision letter - within the ...

EPFO has established a centralized database. The next step is to incorporate UPI into the system. Officials have received ...