Attendance Allowance and Pension Credit can be claimed on top of State Pension and could provide a crucial income boost.
As the warmer months of summer start to fade and the daylight hours get shorter, many people start thinking about winter and the higher costs involved for heating, eating and general day-to-day living. This is probably something done more regularly by the UK’s 12.6 million pensioners, who may have limited resources to boost their income.
Claiming Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance The first thing to say is that Attendance Allowance is tax-free, it’s not means-tested and getting it will not reduce entitlement to Pension Credit, according to the guidance from the UK Government on GOV.UK here. State Pension payments The State Pension gives you a regular taxable income for the rest of your life as soon as you reach State Pension age and make a claim for it.
Pension Credit Pension Credit currently gives 1.4million people across the UK - including more than 127,000 in Scotland - extra money to help with living costs if they are over State Pension age and on a low income. £300 and £299 cost of living payments People over 66 making a new claim for Pension Credit may also qualify for the £300 and £299 means-tested cost of living payments, due to be paid this Autumn and next Spring .
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