Married people over State Pension age could be due up to £278 each week from DWP

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that following the success of its summer campaign to increase take-up of a benefit designed to boost the income of older people on a low income, the Pension Service has received an “unprecedented” number of new claims for Pension Credit.

The DWP also said that additional resources are being deployed to ensure claims for the ‘passport’ benefit - worth up to £3,300 a year on average in financial support and discounts - are being dealt with as quickly as possible.

It said: “Once an application has been received, claim decisions will be sent out in the post within six weeks. People can be reassured, successful claims will be backdated to the date the application was made, it is important those who are entitled do not miss out.” The means-tested benefit is wroth up to £182.60 each week for people of State Pension age living on their own and up to £278.70 if they are part of a couple.

If you are a carer or disabled, you may qualify for higher payments. Pension Credit is definitely something worth looking into either for yourself, a family member or a friend as older people who start a claim for Pension Credit now - which is later successful - may also be eligible for the second part of the £650 Cost of Living Payment, worth £324, due to be paid to more than 8 million households between November 8th and 23rd.