Certain Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits are set to be stripped and vanish overnight for older people. When you hit state pension age, which is 66 for men and women, five DWP benefits are stopped.

Ed Gallois, Managing Director of Funeral Guide, said: "We regularly see people missing out on thousands because they simply don't realise what changes overnight at State Pension age.

"The system isn't easy to navigate. You have to ask the right questions, and sadly, too many people only discover the changes when their income suddenly drops."

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Benefits which stop when older people begin to receive state pension include Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Universal Credit , Employment and Support Allowanc

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