More then £76 million in unclaimed pension credits in Greater Manchester - how to get what is 'rightfully yours'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxAlmost 43,000 eligible residents in Greater Manchester have failed to claim for pension credits that they entitled to, it has been revealed.It means that more than £76 million in pension credits remains untouched in the city-region.The government pot is designed to help pensioners top up their weekly income but figures published by Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the region's housing providers reveal that 42,975 eligible people are yet to claim their share of £76,294,372.It means around one in three pensioners living in the area are not taking advantage of the support available to them, with single women least likely to claim.Manchester is the borough with the highest total value of unclaimed pension credits -.
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