The Department for Work and Pensions has recently revealed that nearly 78% of all new Pension Credit claims are now being processed within the target timeframe of 10 weeks. Meaning pensioners who haven’t realised they are eligible until now could be getting a backdated lump sum just before Christmas.

The benefit is specifically made to help people over the state pension age, which is currently 66, who are on a low income or living alone according to the Daily Record. But all pensioners are urged to check their eligibility as Pension Credit is one of the most underclaimed DWP benefits.

In 2021, around 3.3 million people over the age of 65 were living alone in England and Wales according to the Office for National Statistics. In Scotland, around 337,000 single pensioner households were

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