Scotland’s national advice service is urging people to check their benefits entitlement after it emerged thousands of low-income households are missing out on key support.
A UK Government publication reported that 850,000 families who were entitled to receive Pension Credit in 2019/20 did not claim it.
It means up to £1.7 billion of available Pension Credit went unclaimed across the UK, amounting to around £1,900 for each family entitled to receive the support who did not claim it.
