Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance currently support nearly three million older people across Great Britain. Millions of older people across Great Britain could be missing out on additional payments of more than £9,544 each year, simply because they do not know about the two benefits , or wrongly believe they are not eligible for them. Pension Credit helps those over 66 on a low income by boosting annual income by around £3,900 on average while Attendance Allowance can provide additional financial support of up to £434 each month, some £5,644 each year, for those with a long-term health condition or disability.
There are nearly 12.7 million people over State Pension age and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that 880,000 are eligible for Pension Credit and not claiming the income-related benefit. Similarly, over one million pensioners are believed to be eligible for Attendance Allowance , which is not affected by income or savings, is tax-free and is not counted as income when it comes to claiming Pension Credit.
The New State Pension is worth up to £221.20 each week, some £884.80 every four-week pay period.
The Basic State Pension is worth up to £169.50 each week, some £678 every four-week pay period. Pension Credit currently supports 1.
4 million people, including 126,000 living in Scotland. It tops up weekly income to a guaranteed minimum level of £218.15 a week for single pensioners or £332.
95 for couples. It is worth on average £3,900 eac.
