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  1. Pension Credit

    Pension Credit is a benefit that provides extra money for people over State Pension age and are struggling to make ends meet. Read more from Age UK.

  2. Pension Credit information guide

    Download our guide to find out more about Pension Credit.

  3. Can combining Pension Credit and Housing Benefit help tackle pensioner poverty?

    Age UK's Poverty, Income and Work Policy Manager, discusses the possible impact of combining Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.

  4. Benefit rates 2026-27

    the main changes affecting older people, including Attendance Allowance, State Pension, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.

  5. Pension Credit take-up – a problem that hasn’t gone away

    million pensioners live in poverty, almost £3 billion of benefits aimed at older people on low incomes goes unclaimed in a single year. The latest annual Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) & ... ‘take-up’ figures show that over a million pensioner households are missing out on Pension Credit – around 2 in 5 (39%) of those who are entitled to receive it. The figures also show that

  6. Why the Government is wrong to change the pension credit rules

    Blog written by Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, on the changes to the pension credit rules.

  7. Benefits and entitlements

    Information and advice from Age UK on claiming benefits and entitlements, including pension credit, attendance allowance, council tax benefit and many more.

  8. Universal Credit

    Universal Credit is a new benefit gradually being introduced nationally. It will eventually replace a number of existing benefits. Find out more from Age UK.

  9. Universal Credit information guide

    Download our information guide to find out more about Universal Credit.

  10. Pension calculator

    The pension calculator allows you to work out how much money you'll need in retirement and how much you'll need to save. Visit Age UK.

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