Nearly 100,000 pension credit claims denied as winter fuel payment deadline looms

Some 92,000 pension credit claims were rejected by the government between April and December this year – 1,000 more than were awarded.

More pensioners have had their pension credit claims denied than granted in the past nine months, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed.
Some 92,000 pension credit claims were rejected by the government between April and December this year while 91,000 claims were awarded.
This means over half of those applying will miss out on the winter fuel payment – axed for most pensioners by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in July this year –wealth management firm Quilter, which conducted the research, said. In comparison, between April 2023 and March 2024, the number of claims accepted was higher than those rejected at 134,000 and 112,000 respectively, the data showed. The news comes just ahead of a major deadline to apply for pension credit in order to get this year’s winter fuel payment, worth between £200 and £300. Final applications for the cash boost – which used to be available to all pensioners – must be in by 21 December. To be eligible, you need to be at least state pension age – 66 – and receive a qualifying means-tested benefit, like pension credit.

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