DWP benefits older Brits can no longer claim after the state pension age

The authorities pension property is the earliest property you tin commencement claiming your authorities pension from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - and immoderate benefits volition besides halt erstwhile you scope it

If you claim benefits, you whitethorn not realise immoderate payments volition halt erstwhile you reach authorities pension age.

The authorities pension property is the earliest property you tin commencement claiming your authorities pension from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Currently, the authorities pension property for some men and women is 66. This is acceptable to summation to 67 betwixt 2026 and 2028, and a further emergence to 68 is expected betwixt 2044 and 2046, though this could beryllium brought forward. When you scope authorities pension age, immoderate of your existing benefits volition halt - but you whitethorn go eligible for antithetic payments.

According to the nationalist benefits foundation Turn2Us, erstwhile you scope the authorities pension age, you volition nary longer beryllium capable to claim:

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Income Support
• Universal Credit
• Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Contributory Employment and Support Allowance
• Bereavement Support Payment
• Widowed Parent’s Allowance

You besides cannot marque a caller assertion for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) oregon Personal Independence Payment (PIP) erstwhile you person reached authorities pension age. However, if you are already claiming DLA oregon PIP, you mightiness beryllium capable to renew the assertion adjacent if you are implicit the authorities pension age.

However, this tin lone beryllium done if you are claiming for the aforesaid wellness conditions for which you received the archetypal grant and your past assertion ended little than 12 months earlier you reached authorities pension age. Although you bash suffer immoderate benefits, determination are immoderate you tin proceed claiming and these include:

• Child Benefit
• Carer’s Allowance
• Guardian’s Allowance
• Statutory Sick Pay

You tin besides assertion these benefits arsenic agelong arsenic your income is debased enough:

• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Support
• Support for Mortgage Interest
• Working Tax Credit (you can't marque caller claims for this, but if you're already getting it you tin transportation connected receiving it)
• Child Tax Credit (you can't marque caller claims for this, but if you're already getting it you tin transportation connected receiving it)
• Help with Health Costs
• Cold Weather Payment
• Warm Home Discount Scheme

The pursuing benefits are besides lone disposable to radical supra a definite age:

• State Pension (state pension age)
• Pension Credit (state pension age)
• Attendance Allowance (state pension age)
• Winter Fuel Payment (state pension property and claiming definite benefits)
• Savings Pension Credit (age 65 and supra - this is being phased out)

For much details astir benefits erstwhile you scope the authorities pension age, visit the Turn2Us website here.