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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Emma Munbodh

Woman discovers she can get £1,320 a year top-up because her state pension is too low

More than three quarters of a million elderly people in the UK are missing out on pensions credit – a valuable top up that could add more than £3,000 a year to your income.

That’s according to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures released today, amid a growing cost of living crisis that could send inflation soaring above 7.5% by April.

The DWP findings show less than seven in 10 people who are eligible for pensions credit currently receive it.

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