The Department for Work and Pensions is contacting older people who claim Housing Benefit as they may be eligible to get Pension Credit as well, which would then mean they will still get the fuel allowance
Thousands of state pension recipients could reclaim their lost Winter Fuel Payment following Government changes. The Department for Work and Pensions is reaching out to older individuals on Housing Benefit as they might also qualify for Pension Credit, which in turn would grant them the fuel allowance.
Further scrutiny on DWP arises with calls for clarification of the WASPI compensation details by Christmas. In her correspondence with the Work and Pensions Select Committee, Liz Kendall, Work and Pensions Secretary, wrote: "We have written to 120,000 pensioners in receipt of Housing Benefit who may also be entitled to Pension Credit to encourage them to claim.
Since April 2024, the DWP has processed 215,200 Pension Credit claims and made decisions on 161,800 of them, with 81,000 people being granted the benefit and the remaining 81,500 being denied. This includes 42,500 claims approved in the 16 weeks following the Chancellor's announcement to alter the rules on fuel payment in July.
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