Last updated:
13th November 2024
Cost of living help for pensioners
Calculate your allowance
Did you know almost 900,000 pensioners nationally are missing out on financial support they’re entitled to?
This includes hundreds of Wokingham Borough residents who are not taking up their extra money through Pension Credit. The average claim is worth £3,900 per year.
If you’re eligible, it mean you’ll also receive the Winter Fuel Payment, which is no longer being automatically paid following a Government announcement in July.
If you’re pension age, you can check your eligibility using the button below. If you have neighbour or relatives who are not online, you could take them through it.
Eligibility
The exact rules of who can get pension credit are complex, but people are eligible are those of state pension age (currently 66 or older):
- If you're single with total weekly income under roughly £220, or
- If you're a couple, both of pension age, with weekly income under roughly £320
Then get online to check your eligibility or call the pension credit helpline on 0800 99 1234 to see if you're owed anything.
Why it’s so helpful
Even if you find out you're only entitled to a small amount of pension credit, it's still worth claiming as it means you can qualify for other benefits.
These could include:
- Free TV licence for over-75s (worth up to £159)
- Council Tax reduction (amount varies depending on your home)
- Warm Home Discount (worth £150 per year)
- Housing benefit – if you rent your home (up to £1000s per year)
- Cold weather payments (up to £25 per week, during winter – weather dependent)
