Martin Lewis is encouraging nearly one million people over State Pension age to check if they qualify for a ‘gateway’ benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which is worth around £3,300 on average each year.
The DWP estimates around 850,000 households across the UK are missing out on vital support through Pension Credit at a time when the cost of living crisis is hitting people on low or fixed incomes particularly hard.
The financial guru is keen for people to spread the word about the DWP’s second annual Pension Credit ‘day of action’ on June 15, which is part of an awareness-raising drive to increase take-up of the benefit.
