{"id":30731,"date":"2025-07-29T09:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/30731\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:18:16","slug":"dwp-sends-1384-message-to-every-state-pensioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/30731\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP sends \u00a31,384 message to every state pensioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Households encouraged to check now whether they might be eligible for support<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753780696_201_0_pensioners1.jpg\" alt=\"Warning for millions of DWP state pensioners who are aged 67 to 74\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Pensioners may be able to claim extra cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Hundreds of thousands of pensioners can claim extra support to help them pay their bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Older people are now being urged to check if they might be eligible for extra payments before winter arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Pension Credit tops-up money for low-income pensioners, which can prove crucial in helping to cover energy bills and other costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/money\/nationwide-paying-380-bank-accounts-32053398\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nationwide paying \u00a3380 into bank accounts<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=3d4ffd46-bda0-4cd0-b915-62c991cdadff&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But around 800,000 people don&#8217;t claim it despite being eligible, making Pension Credit one of the most underclaimed benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It tops up weekly income to \u00a3227 for a single person and \u00a3346 if they are in a couple &#8211; up to \u00a31,384 month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Even if it&#8217;s only worth a small amount, it&#8217;s worth claiming the money to help towards costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It could also make pensioner households eligible for certain other benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Energy bills are expected to rise again in October, piling more pressure on struggling pensioners &#8211; so it&#8217;s worth checking if you might be able to get extra help.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking news straight to your WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">BirminghamLive readers get the very latest breaking news through <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">our WhatsApp community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click this link<\/a> and select &#8216;Join Chat&#8217; and you are in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like by selecting &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Family members and friends are also encouraged to help them check, as people can sometimes be put off by thinking the process will be a hassle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Citizens Advice says: &#8220;If you&#8217;ve reached state pension age, you might be able to apply for Pension Credit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Pension Credit is a weekly benefit to boost your income.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It\u2019s based on how much money you have coming in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you think you won&#8217;t get much Pension Credit, it could still be worth applying.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Households encouraged to check now whether they might be eligible for supportPensioners may be able to claim extra&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[84,2215,4176,5107,4174,4175,56,54,55,2932],"class_list":["post-30731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-dwp","tag-finance","tag-pension","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-your-money"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}