The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started asking pensioners to prove they still qualify for Pension Credit, and some will be told to hand over recent bank statements as part of a review aimed at cutting £370M ($503M) from the benefits bill by April 2031.
The DWP has begun contacting what it calls 'selected customers' for case reviews. It has not said how many pensioners will be checked, nor how it is choosing them. The Independent puts the number who could ultimately lose some or all of their payments at 95,000 to 100,000, with many more expected to have their claims examined.
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