DWP confirms exact amount Pension Credit will rise by from this April

Pension Credit tops up your play income to £218.15 if you’re single, oregon your associated play income to £332.95 if you person a spouse - this volition summation to £227.10 and £346.60 respectively

Pension Credit is acceptable to emergence by 4.1% from this April successful a large boost for older Brits.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) increases the complaint of definite benefits each year, including Pension Credit, which is simply a outgo that is designed to boost your income if you’re implicit authorities pension age. Pension Credit tops up your play income to £218.15 if you’re single, oregon your associated play income to £332.95 if you person a partner.

This main portion of Pension Credit is known arsenic "Guarantee Credit" and it volition summation to £227.10 per week for azygous claimants, and to £346.60 per week for couples, from April 6. You usually request to person an income beneath these amounts to get Pension Credit, but it is inactive imaginable to assertion if you person a higher income and you person a terrible disability, you're a carer, oregon you person to lodging costs.

You tin beryllium entitled to other amounts if you’re a carer, severely disabled, oregon liable for a kid oregon young person. If you reached authorities pension property earlier April 6, 2016, oregon you person savings oregon a 2nd pension, you whitethorn beryllium eligible for the savings recognition constituent of Pension Credit. This is worthy £17.01 a week if you're single, oregon £19.04 a week if you're successful a couple.

Pension Credit is paid each 4 weeks. As good arsenic giving your income a boost, Pension Credit besides unlocks different fiscal help, specified arsenic escaped dental treatment, escaped TV licence if you're implicit the property of 75, and the Winter Fuel Payment, which is worthy up to £300.

However, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) amusement much than 800,000 radical are missing retired connected Pension Credit. Pension Credit tin beryllium backdated by 3 months and the mean grant is worthy implicit £3,900 each year.

Pension Credit - however bash I apply?

You tin use for Pension Credit connected GOV.UK, by calling 0800 99 1234, oregon by printing retired and filling successful a paper exertion form. You tin use up to 4 months earlier you scope authorities pension age. You volition request the pursuing accusation to hand:

• Your National Insurance number
• Information astir immoderate income, savings and investments you have
• Information astir your income, savings and investments connected the day you privation to backdate your exertion to (usually 3 months agone oregon the day you reached authorities pension age)
• Your bank, gathering nine oregon recognition national relationship details