Separate from your State Pension, Pension Credit can top up your State Pension in a number of different ways. It can help with housing costs such as grounds maintenance or service charges. You might also get extra help if you’re a carer, severely disabled or responsible for a child or young person. You may be eligible for Pension Credit even if you have other income or savings.
Sometimes called a ‘Passport benefit’, Pension Credit can also unlock other support including:
- Housing Benefit if you rent the property you live in
- Cost of living payments
- A Council Tax discount
- A free TV licence if you’re aged 75 or over
- Help with NHS dental treatment, glasses and transport costs for hospital appointments, if you get a certain type of Pension Credit
- Help with your heating costs through the Warm Home Discount Scheme
- A discount on the Royal Mail redirection service if you’re moving house.
To find out more, just visit the Gov.uk website. You can also check to see if you qualify for Pension Credit by using the Government’s Pension Credit calculator.
Want to learn more about managing your money?
We’re running a series of free Better Days ‘Kickstart your 2024’ events in your communities where we’ll be sharing money and debt advice in-person, just visit our Kickstart your 2024 page to find out more. We’d love to see you. We’ll be providing a free lunch and winter warmth support pack (worth about £50) to everyone that attends.
Here’s what one customer had to say after they received our support; “They were very caring and understood what I was going through and took time to listen to my needs and found ways to help me out.”
Can’t make it? We’ve got plenty of useful tips and advice to help you manage your money more easily. Find out more on our Better Days myMoney page or by visiting our myLearning page. We’ve also got a Cost of living hub, where we’ve pulled together a range of resources and advice to help you.
Sometimes financial pressures can affect your wellbeing and we’ve got help for that too. Just visit out myWellbeing page to find out more. Did you want to speak with someone? Just complete our simple form here and we’ll get in touch.
