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In August, consumer journalist and founder of MoneySavingExpert, Martin Lewis, suggested that the government should rethink their plans to restrict who would get the payment saying they had gone too far by limiting it to only the "absolute poorest pensioners on the very lowest income". [6]
Those currently claiming Disability Living Allowance and who were born before 8 April 1948 can continue to claim their Disability Living Allowance. [4] To claim Attendance Allowance, claimants must be in Great Britain or Northern Ireland when they claim - although there are some exceptions to this for members and family members of the Armed Forces.
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The Martin Lewis Money Saving Show returned on Tuesday (29 October), and saw the financial guru take a question about the winter fuel payment from a woman whose husband died just two weeks ago.
The Winter Fuel Payment is a state benefit paid once per year in England and Wales [1] to some people old enough to have been born before a specific date. It is intended to cover the additional costs of heating over the winter months.
The money-saving expert urged people to check which partner is claiming child benefit to ensure they receive the full state pension amount. Martin Lewis issues state pension warning as 200,000 ...
The aim of Pension Credit is to establish the income of claimants from all sources and top it up to those amounts, if lower. However, some people with higher income may still be able to claim if they are disabled or carers. The minimum age for claiming rose in line with the increase in women's retirement age (see State Pension age). Since ...
Martin Lewis has urged people eligible for a state pension to ensure they have filled out any gaps in their national insurance contributions before 5 April or risk missing out on thousands of pounds.