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Pension Credit Awareness

Pension credit awareness 

Pension credit is extra money to help with living costs so if a patient is over state pension age and on a low income they can claim it and get access to other benefits such as:

• the Winter Fuel Payment
• a free TV licence if aged 75 or over
• help with NHS dental treatment, glasses, and hospital transport costs
• other benefits depending on circumstances.

In Kent, a third of the people who are eligible for pension credit are not claiming it, that’s around 17,678 households who are missing out. The average household could get around £186 per month, which is a significant amount and can help with meeting essential costs to keep healthy.

Patients can check if they are eligible on GOV.UK and claim for pension credit on GOV.UK.