Tag Archives: Pension Credit
Big differences in Pension Credit take-up revealed
Big differences in Pension Credit take-up revealed by Gareth Morgan on October 31, 2025 The DWP have published some analysis, for the first time, which looks at Pension Credit take-up in a much more detailed manner. For the first time it’s possible to … Continue reading
Pension Credit – new figures reveal large regional gaps
Fresh drive to boost Pension Credit take-up as new figures reveal large regional gaps in those receiving benefit worth around £4,300 a year A new trial to boost Pension Credit take up is underway after analysis showed significant regional disparities … Continue reading
59k more claiming Pension Credits is a success for DWP
This blog refutes the argument that pension credit take up increase is bad news for the country. We should be really pleased! Clearly there are idiots out there who claim to be “analysts” and therefore right, but are bigots who … Continue reading
Vested interests and the state pension
It’s depressing to wake up this morning , the weekend after the end of Pension Awareness Week, to find awareness of the value of the state pension is well – weak! In this blog I put forward three views of … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Pension Credit, Pensions, Ponzi, state pension
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Am I getting a full state pension (and what can I do if I’m not)?
Martin Lewis’s call to action on this question is one of the BBC’s top five things they’ve learned from Martin this year. Martin ends his comments saying you should look further into this, in this blog, I help you do … Continue reading
Don’t miss out: 10 days to claim pension credit and qualify for EXTRA £324
Minister for Pensions Laura Trott urges pensioners to check if they qualify for Pension Credit The average Pension Credit award is worth over £3,500 a year and those who claim by 18th December could also be entitled to an extra £324 … Continue reading
How the budget impacts state pensions and benefits (a public service announcement).
I was up a mountain most of yesterday so missed the opportunity to provide knee-jerk reaction to the budget. It seems to have been the budget we expected and one that most working people feared. It was actually a better … Continue reading
Support not enough – Timms calls for a benefits reset this autumn.
The cost of living crisis is still upon us Next month, I’m part of a panel debate kicking off the PLSA Annual Conference in Liverpool. The debate’s on the challenge to pensions of the cost of living crisis. The challenge … Continue reading
For millions, “the partner dies- the annuity dies”- pension credit comforts the bereaved
It’s easy to forget in a world of “pension freedom” that millions of British savers purchased annuities with their pension pots in the 40 years prior to the day George Osborne announced “no one will ever have to buy an … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, annuities, annuity purchase, Insurers, Pension Credit
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