The eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payments was changed last summer, meaning that around 9.2 million older people no ...

After a policy change last summer, around 9.2 million older people no longer qualify for the yearly heating allowance of up ...

Winter Fuel Payment of up to £300 is now no longer available to some 9.2 million older people, following a policy change last ...

State pensioners will be handed a bumper boost to their monthly payouts from April thanks to the Triple Lock.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained why it is unable to alter the eligibility criteria for the Winter ...

The DWP is urging older people to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to access additional financial support.

Department for Work and Pensions figures show massive increase in successful Pensions Credit claims after Labour made fuel ...

Even more valuable is Housing Benefit, which for many pensioners is uncapped and could provide up to 100 per cent of their ...

The credit tops up incomes for poorer pensioners and acts as a gateway to additional support, including the winter fuel ...

People of State Pension age are being warned they have just weeks left to claim their Winter Fuel Payment. The payment from ...

Nearly 118,000 Pension Credit claims have been successful since the Winter Fuel Payment rule change announcement.

The DWP payment rates changes will come into force from April 7 - but the actual date people will see the higher payments in ...