£2.8 Billion Of Benefit Credits Available To Pensioners Are Not Claimed A Year

24th February 2022

Pension Credit
The estimates show that:

caseload: up to 850 thousand families who were entitled to receive Pension Credit did not claim the benefit.
expenditure: up to £1.7 billion of available Pension Credit went unclaimed:
on average, this amounted to around £1,900 per year for each family entitled to receive Pension Credit who did not claim the benefit.

Housing Benefit (for Pensioners)

The estimates show that:

caseload: up to 260 thousand pensioners who were entitled to receive Housing Benefit (for pensioners) did not claim the benefit
expenditure: up to £1.1 billion of available Housing Benefit (for pensioners) went unclaimed:
on average, this amounted to around £4,000 per year for each family entitled to receive Housing Benefit (for Pensioners) who did not claim the benefit

If you think your a relative, friend etc is entitles to claim but has not done so think abut checking and get help from DWP or Citizens Advice.