Campaign to increase pension credit take-up

A CAMPAIGN to increase the take-up of pension credit is being launched by the Government, after it revealed it would be restricting winter fuel payments to those “most at need”.

Pension Credit Week of Action is being launched with the aim of encouraging those who are retired to check their eligibility for the benefit payments and make an application.

According to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), around 880,000 eligible pensioners are missing out on pension credit, which on average amounts to £3,900 a year.

The awareness campaign comes amid rising criticism of the Labour Government’s policy, which will end universal winter fuel payments and restrict the benefit payments to those receiving pension credit or other means-tested benefits.