Pensioners 'missing out on' DWP support due to three mistakes

Major benefit 'system failure' exposed with 500,000 pensioners missing out

'Check now' advice over benefit which could boost life for older single females

Nearly 500,000 women pensioners missing out on key benefit

Campaigners say the figures expose a major failure in the system

470,000 UK women pensioners missing out on key benefit

Research by Age UK shows pensioners are not claiming a benefit worth thousands of pounds which can also unlock other help

Three mistakes stopping pensioners claiming over £4,000 DWP support

A new report shows the main reasons pensioners are not claiming their DWP Pension Credit entitlement worth an average of £4,300 a year

Pensioners 'missing out on' DWP support due to three mistakes

Thousands of people could be unknowingly passing up on over £4,000 a year

1.1million women pensioners live in poverty - Credit Connect

New Age analysis of DWP data has found that, despite the rise in women’s State Pension age, the number of female pensioners in the UK has fallen by 740,000 since 2010-11, while the number of women living in poverty has stayed steady at 1.1 million. Age UK warns that this is a failure of policy and practice that the Government must address. It is also a reminder to support any older women who are struggling to make ends meet and check they aren’t…