Every year in the UK, an estimated £1.2bn is lost to investment fraud, but only 10% of all crimes are reported. Find out how to protect yourself and what to do if you're a victim.
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Information and advice on all the benefits that you can claim, including pension credit, council tax reduction and carers allowance
Annuities offer an income in later life. When you approach retirement, will you cash in your pension pot or get a lifetime annuity? Get information about the options.
Every year, it's estimated that more than £200m worth of Pension Credit and other state benefits goes unclaimed by older people in Wales. We can help make sure you're not missing out.
elderly people. Find information and advice on claiming benefits, income tax, money management, pensions and legal advice. Finance can be complicated, let Age Cymru help.
fraud is 75.6 £43 million pension scams People have lost an estimated £43 million to pension scammers since April 2014.7 £32,000 average loss In 2016, victims of investment fraud lost £32,000 on average.8 ... are victims. However, older people are overrepresented as victims of particular frauds, including pension and investment scams, postal scams, doorstep scams and telephone scams. Some older people are especially
households in income poverty relative to the UK median: measured for children, working age and those of pension age. We support this National Indicator and believe that it is important that older people are ... retire. However, currently over 120,000 pensioners in Wales are estimated to live in poverty1 and Wales is the UK region/country with the highest percentage of pensioners on a low income outside of London.
AgeUKIG50 Extra money if you’re on a low income. Pension Credit. 2 What is Pension Credit? Pension Credit is a means-tested benefit for older people. This means that what you get depends on your income ... income and your savings. There are 2 parts to Pension Credit: • Guarantee Credit – this tops up your weekly income to a guaranteed minimum level. • Savings Credit – this is a bit of extra money if you have
future. If you receive any means-tested benefits, they may be reduced or lost entirely. Means-tested benefits include: Pension Credit Jobseeker’s Allowance Income Support income-related Employment and