A big jump in pensioners applying for the means-tested benefit came after ministers limited winter fuel payments.

Despite the full New State Pension now being worth £221.20 per week and the full Basic State Pension worth £169.50, data from ...

Four mistakes that could stop you from getting a state pension boost and Winter Fuel Payment worth up to £3,200 have been revealed. Pension Credit applications have surged, but tens of thousands are ...

Pension Credit applications can be backdated by three months, meaning pensioners who apply for the benefit by December 21 will also qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. Pension Credit is designed to ...

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) issued an update this week to remind pensioners on a low income to apply ahead of ...

Around 150,000 pension credit claims have been submitted in just 16 weeks since Rachel Reeves announced Winter Fuel Payments will be means-tested. The number of applications jumped 145 per cent ...

Pensioners are being urged to make sure they apply for Pension Credit as soon as possible. A surge in the number of pensioners claiming the benefit, which allows them to become eligible for the ...

Claims for pension credit have soared by almost 150% since the Government announced plans to means-test the winter fuel payment, figures show. But just 42,500 applications have been approved over the ...

Connecticut’s once-neglected state-employee pension system is now 55% funded — up from 38% eight years ago, but still a ...

Claims for pension credit soar by almost 150 per cent since Chancellor announced winter fuel payment means testing ...

Gov. Ned Lamont and the state's two elected fiscal officers, the treasurer and comptroller, reported Monday that ...