PENSIONERS have just one month remaining to claim an extra £332.95 that will entitle them to receive an up to £300 Winter Fuel Payment. The funds can be claimed by anyone over the age of 66 who are entitled to Pension Credit.
1 A successful Pension Credit claim could give a serious boost to your pay packet Credit: PA Pension Credit is a vital benefit which is designed to top up the income of the UK’s poorest pensioners, but as many as 880,000 eligible people are believed to be missing out. The benefit is currently worth up to £218.15 a week if you are single or £332.
95 if you are in a couple. Pension Credit also gives automatic entitlement to the Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth up to £300. In July, the government announced the Winter Fuel Payment would become means tested, meaning only those on certain benefits including Pension Credit would be eligible.
READ MORE IN MONEY BILL BOOST State pensioners born on these dates could collect support worth £475 TO YOUR BENEFIT Pensioners have 24 hours to go to meet an important deadline for free cash Previously, the annual payment was available to everyone aged at least 66 - the current state pension age. People on Pension Credit, Income Support, Tax Credits and Universal Credit remain eligible for the payment, but 10million people will lose it. To qualify for this year's benefit, you must have had an active claim for one of the qualifying benefits during what's known as the "qualifying week" - this year, that was from Sep.
