patterns/changes via smart meters, or Warm Home Discount, Energy Company Obligation and Winter Fuel Payments data. (See p.110 in the FCA vulnerability paper8 for a list of triggers to alert staff to potential
Special age-restricted terms may apply, for example to packaged bank accounts or (in previous years) payment protection insurance. These special terms are not necessarily made apparent at the outset.3 Park
reaching retirement age has mortgage debt, with the size of the debt at a historic high. Mortgage payments can eat into pension income just as rent can. There are strong signs that poverty amongst pensioners ... from the local authority’s Council Tax Reduction scheme, Housing Benefit, Winter Fuel Payment, Cold Weather Payment and the Warm Home Discount. For personal wellbeing, people may be entitled to Attendance
uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pension-wise-trials.pdf iii www.gov.uk – “HMRC statistics cover ‘flexible payments’, which means partial or full withdrawal of the pension pot, taking money from a flexible drawdown
pension savings, and they could still face increased tax liabilities or reduced means-tested benefit payments if they do not use their savings appropriately. It could also leave lower net worth individuals
benefit of others, through personal choice and without expectation of financial gain, except for payment of actual out of pocket expenses. An [name of Care Home] volunteer is a highly valued member of our
website. You should also look out for a padlock symbol in the address bar. Websites that offer secure payments and other financial transactions, such as banking, need a security certificate. To view it, you ... countries, visit the UK International Consumer Centre website (page 64). • Always use the secure payment method recommended by reputable online retailers and auction websites. Be wary of any requests to
when you can claim. State Pension. 2 What is the State Pension? The State Pension is a regular payment from the government that most people can claim when they reach State Pension age. It’s based on your
duty of care or a more vigorous approach to ‘Treating customers fairly’ are: - ‘push authorisation payments’, where what was envisaged originally as a convenient system for consumers has become exploited
who are not entitled to Pension Credit may also lose other ‘passported’ help such as cold weather payments and help with health costs. 10.4 Age UK supports the aim of reducing means-testing but this should