Over £4.2 billion of means-tested benefits go unclaimed by older people every year.
Many people find the number of benefits on offer, and the complex rules for how to claim them, daunting. Every financial year your old benefits are revised and new benefits introduced, so even if you have not been able to claim money in the past, you could get help now.
Pension Credit
A new benefit which tops up your weekly income.
Help with the payment of your Council Tax.
Help with rent for those with lower incomes.
Financial help with the cost of a funeral.
Extra help with other expenses for those who already claim Pension Credit.
Help for those with a disability aged 65 or over.
Help getting around for the immobile.
Payments you can receive when the weather gets cold.
Help with prescriptions as well as dental and other health costs.
The Benefits Advice Programme helps older people to identify and claim the benefits they are entitled to.
