People are being urged to check if they are missing out on up to £201 each week from the Department for Work and Pensions.
The DWP has launched a Week of Action aimed at making sure low income pensioners "who’ve paid into the system for years" are not missing out on what can be a crucial financial top up. It is believed that as many as a million eligible people in the UK are not getting Pension Credit.
Pensions minister Laura Trott is calling on pensioners to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit ahead of the launch of a new “Invitation to Claim” trial. Pension Credit is worth over £3,500 a year on average and is designed to help with daily living costs for people over State Pension age and on a low income, though you do not need to be in receipt of State Pension to receive it, reports the Liverpool Echo.
