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Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if…
You must live in England, Scotland or Wales and have reached State Pension…
Pension Credit tops up: your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single…
You can start your application up to 4 months before you reach State…
You need to report changes to you and your partner’s personal and…
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
The earliest you can get your State Pension is when you reach your State…
When you can take money from your pension pot will depend on your pension…
The amount of money you get from any income-related benefits could be…
Attendance Allowance helps pay for your personal care if you've reached State Pension age and are disabled - rates, eligibility, apply, claim form AA1.
Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you have a disability…
Attendance Allowance is paid weekly at 2 different rates - the one you get…
You can get Attendance Allowance if you’ve reached State Pension age and…
You can claim by either: printing and submitting the Attendance Allowance…
If your circumstances change, the amount you get from Attendance Allowance…
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £101.55 a week in 2024 to 2025 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Find out how to provide the minimum level of pension that must be paid, depending on benefits a member has accrued and according to anti-franking legislation.
Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments
Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
How benefits, charges and payments of pension to Chapter 1 members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
Severe Disablement Allowance is being phased out - people with severe disabilities can get Employment and Support Allowance instead
Estimates of the take-up of the main income-related benefits by caseload and expenditure in Great Britain.
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