The UK Government is looking at bringing together the administration of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.
Around 10 million people over State Pension age are set to miss out on Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 this year after a change in the eligibility criteria. The one-off payment will only be paid to those over 66 in receipt of a qualifying means-tested benefit, with Pension Credit being the main one.
The Winter Fuel Payment is worth £300 for households with someone aged 80 or over - households with someone aged 66-79 will receive £200. Around 1.3 million households in England and Wales will continue to receive Winter Fuel Payments along with over 125,000 households in Scotland. During the Week of Action in September, the DWP and its partners will be tackling some of the myths that may stop people applying, such as how having savings, a pension or owning a home are not necessarily barriers to receiving Pension Credit.
The benefit tops up income to a minimum of £218.15 per week for single pensioners and £332.95 for couples - more if a person has a disability or caring responsibilities.Other help if you get Pension CreditMixed aged older couples and Pension Credit In May 2019, the law changed so a ‘mixed age couple’ - a couple where one partner is of State Pension age and the other is under it - are considered to be a ‘working age’ couple when checking entitlement to means-tested benefits.
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