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Pension Credit Awareness
What is Pension Credit?
Pension Credit is extra money to help with living costs so if a patient is over state pension age and on a low income they can claim it and get access to other benefits such as:
- the Winter Fuel Payment
- a free TV licence if aged 75 or over
- help with NHS dental treatment, glasses, and hospital transport costs
- other benefits depending on circumstances.
More information can be found on the Kenty County Council website.
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In Kent, a third of the people who are eligible for pension credit are not claiming it, that's around 17,678 households who are missing out.
The average household could get around £186 per month, which is a significant amount and can help with meeting essential costs to keep healthy.
Patients can check if they are eligible for pension credit on the UK GOV site.
Patients can make a claim for Pension Credit on the UK GOV site.
