Pensioners Urged to Check Eligibility for Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment

The Government has launched a Pension Credit awareness drive to help identify households not claiming the benefit, encouraging pensioners to apply by 21 December 2024. This is the last date for making a backdated claim for Pension Credit, in order to receive the Winter Fuel Payment.

Judith Brown is 85 years old & misses qualifying for pension credit. Far from wealthy, she struggles to understand why the government has cut allowances for people in her situation.

Broadcast on 17/09/24

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[radgybenno]

The bbc showed a clip of starmer in an old folks home, before the election, he was shaking hands with the pensioners , hoping to get them to vote for him, its sickening.

[anilasharma]

This form is multilayered to stop pensioners from claiming, pensioners are treated as soft targets. This is wrong at every level.

[kevinberrett]

Angela eagle on TV this morning saying that the government is protecting the triple lock is nonsense, she said that pensioners will be £1000 better off over the next 5, years which again in nonsense, pensioners will have lost £1000 in winter fuel allowance over the next 5years, take into account the rise in energy costs, council tax, food ect pensioners will be poorer than they are today, and some pensioners will pay tax on the £1000, so to say pensioners will be better off is a lie and are conning the pensioners

[anilasharma]

People need to wake there are so many hidden layers to this problem, many wouldn't understand it.

[rosarose]

My living room has never been 21 degree in winter. On the rare occasions I do put the heating on it is when the room drops below 18 degrees, if I am unwell. Government have to remember that with a low income it is impossible to upkeep repairs and drafty windows etc. Not everyone has the income to afford loans. When my boiler goes. I will not be able to afford to replace it.

[gherkamum]

On "Good Morning Britain" recently a person was £2.60 over, and could not get OAP's Pension Credits, 1000s are in this position.😡

[jellymulder]

It's the people that miss out on pension credit by a few pounds that are worst off, they've been totally ignored and thousands worse off than those that than get pension credit plus they get free dental and all sorts.

[karendinsdale]

AND WE THOUGHT THAT LABOUR COULD NEVER BE WORSE THAN THE SADISTIC TORIES!! HOW WRONG WE WERE!!

[judithmorganjudyteen]

Judith is a lovely lady, and spoke up so well 🎉❤

[BrianTaylor-nz]

They manage to find nearly 10 million a day for illegals who have contributed sod all

[eileenseal]

And yet as an MP you can claim more than £300 for an item for your second home by just putting it on your expenses! Explain that!

[flyerh]

Do the MP’s need to check their eligibility for their second home energy allowance?

[elainemansell]

I'm just £3.05 over the limit for pension credit, so I can't get the fuel allowance. Its ridiculous.

[dkjbhqt]

I was embarrassed by the government under the tories. I am disgusted with the Labour government for removing this benefit

[SilverbackMatt]

I think we can all see why Labour haven't been in government for 14 years. I'm sure the hatred for the previous government was the main reason why we find ourselves in this situation today.

[anilasharma]

The same questions are asked again and again just to catch you. Why are they counting husbands income ?some husbands don't reveal what they have or give to their spouses ? You should be treated as an individual, not somebody's wife or husband, we paid our own taxes. Especially in this day and age in 2024.

[gherkamum]

OAP's find it very difficult with the 240 questions, some don't have computers, some are just so frail, shame on Starmer for doing this to our OAP'S should be looked after, they have paid into the system for over 50 years...

[moiraedwards]

This really has to be stopped. Not only not getting the money but so stressed leading up to it happening.

[matthewjohnson]

Thank you to GMB as always 🙏🖖 this is unacceptable. A neighbour of mine passed away not long ago and I can't imagine how she would've been able to navigate this independently. Horrific😔

[logothaironsides]

its upto a 9 week process to get a verdict. Those who get the application form, cant manage to fill it in. Many have no internet access as even the library is now gone which was their access to a computer. Phoning for help puts people in a QUEUE which atomatically cuts them off at the 30 minute mark. They could have made this so easy. All they needed to do was say what is your yearly income from all sources? . The problem is the government is greedy, they dont WANT to give winter fuel payments to ANYBODY but they arent going to SAY that and condemn themselves, so they will have people write in every tiny little aspect of their lives to diminish any sense of independence and self respect they have left. Horrific victimisation of the elderly who built this country over the last half century.