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  1. TV licence concessions

    If you're 75 or over and you claim Pension Credit, you're entitled to a free TV licence. If you're visually impaired, you may be able to get a discount.

  2. Warm Home Discount

    If you receive Pension Credit or another means tested benefit, you might be entitled to a £150 reduction on your electricity bill through the Warm Home Discount scheme.

  3. Retirement age

    how your pension is paid out what to do with your pension pot  what benefits you may be entitled to once you retire or if your income reduces where you want to retire. The ‘State Pension age’ is the ... can claim the State Pension. As you approach State Pension age, you’ll be given a choice whether to claim or delay your State Pension payments. You can still claim your State Pension while you’re working

  4. Over 60 free bus pass, senior railcard and transport concessions

    Find out how you can get travel concessions such as an over-60 bus pass today. Find out more from Age UK now.

  5. Margaret's resilience

    a shame.” Margaret hobbies Struggling on a single pension Things changed for Margaret in 2023. When her husband died, she lost his pension and started really struggling for money. She recalls: “I ... a few weeks after submitting her application. Following this, Margaret successfully applied for Pension Credit , Housing Benefit and Council Tax support too. The extra money has made the world of difference

  6. Philippa Forrester on wellbeing and the wild

    a book that details some of her own experiences with the wilderness, sharing stories about other women who work in the great outdoors and exploring the lessons that nature can teach us at any age. Philippa ... which brought her back to the UK. “I very much felt that I couldn’t ask these amazing women to be open about their stories if I wasn’t going to be open myself,” she reveals. “It

  7. Damian Green's social care plan

    The broadcasters say the report recommends a new scheme for paying for care that’s “like the State Pension”, with a basic level of provision that would accord an older person a decent level of service plus ... that in future care funding should be ‘like the State Pension’ is very smart in my view: people know – or think they know – what the State Pension is and it is also an absolutely fundamental part of the

  8. Coronavirus and Black older people

    Black Caribbean women, the equivalent statistics were 115 and 129 in 100,000 Black African and Caribbean men and women had a much higher risk of dying from coronavirus than White men and women, whose age-standardised ... about? Have Black African and Black Caribbean men and women been at higher risk of catching coronavirus? Are Black African and Black Caribbean men and women at higher risk of dying from coronavirus once they

  9. Overcoming financial difficulties in winter

    really considered, it’s worth knowing exactly what you’re entitled to. Each year up to £3.5bn of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit goes unclaimed by older people. Age UK's free online Benefits Calculator ... could be entitled to. All you need is certain information, such as your savings information, income, pensions and any existing benefits (for you and, if applicable, your partner). 2. Additional help with heating

  10. Benefits help for veterans

    for someone Retired Pension Credit This is an income-related benefit to help you in retirement, if you're on a low income or struggling to make ends meet. Find out more about Pension Credit Disability Benefits ... extra money to make things easier.  If you're over State Pension age, you could claim Attendance Allowance If you're under State Pension age, you could claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Carer's

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