A successful claim for Pension Credit also enables access to Winter Fuel Payments.
Martin Lewis expressed ‘disappointment’ that Chancellor Rachel Reeves declined an invitation to appear on a post-Budget special edition of his TV show on Thursday as he wanted to ask her about the UK Government’s decision not to reverse the cuts to Winter Fuel Payments during the Autumn Statement.
The consumer champion played a clip of the Chancellor appearing on Good Morning Britain where she explained that the State Pension will rise by just over £470 in April under “Labour’s commitment to the Triple Lock” which will see the New and Basic State Pensions rise by the earnings growth measure of 4.1 per cent.
To get the full New or Basic State Pension people need to have paid in certain amounts of National Insurance Contributions before retiring. “I was expecting some mitigation from that because many people, me and Age Concern and others have been lobbying about this, it has not happened.” Some older people think because they have savings or own their home they would not be eligible for the means-tested benefit, which can also provide access to help with housing costs, heating bills and Council Tax.Below is an overview of the benefit including the fastest ways to check eligibility and where to get help filling in the application form.
You might be able to get more than this if you're disabled or a carer, or you have certain housing costs.The exact amount you’ll get depends on your income and savings. Your income includes assumed income from savings and capital over £10,000. This means they cannot claim Pension Credit or pension age Housing Benefit until they are both State Pension age. Before this DWP change, a mixed age couple could be eligible to claim the more generous State Pension age benefits when just one of them reached State Pension age.You’ll need the same details for your partner if you have one. You will be presented by a series of questions with multiple choice answer options.
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