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 and your savings. There are 2 parts to Pension ... income to a guaranteed minimum level. • Savings Credit – this is a bit of extra money if you have some savings or your income is higher than the basic State Pension. You may be eligible for one or both
you’re faced with a cost you’re unable to pay because you’re on a low income, or because you have no money at all for some reason, you may be able to get financial help to cover that cost. What help you can ... circumstances. You may be able to get an advance payment of your benefit called a Budgeting Loan (or Budgeting Advance if you receive Universal Credit). Alternatively, if you’re waiting for a decision on your
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Evidence submission Age UK evidence to Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry: Pension freedom guidance and advice 28 August 2015 Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock ... should be required to monitor and report regularly on the outcome of the reforms, including the extent to which they meet the needs of disadvantaged groups. Pension Wise needs to be expanded, more actively
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and choice in pensions Date: June 2014 No: 0814 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent ... consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Barbara Limon Email: Barbara.limon@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H
Centre for Research on Ageing • Briefing Paper 1 • September 2014 www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing Ethnicity and occupational ... occupational pension membership in the UK Athina Vlachantoni, Zhixin Frank Feng, Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham Reflecting a relatively low-value Basic State Pension, occupational pensions have historically
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