Chris Law MP has joined leading charity Age Scotland inĀ urging low-income pensioners across Dundee to act quickly and put in a claim for Pension Credit before the Sunday 18 December 2022 deadline, to avoid losing out on an extra Ā£324 cost of living payment.Ā The national charity for older people, Age Scotland, can help identify … Continue reading Dundee MP urges pensioners to act quickly to claim extra cost of living payment
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Dundee MP backs call for the poorest older people to get help with fuel bills this pandemic winter
More than Ā£88.2 million could have been missed out on last winter by people in later life in the UK who are eligible for the Warm Home Discount scheme, according to analysis by Independent Age. This includes an estimated 1145 older people missing out on Ā£160000 of the life-changing payment in Dundee West. Morgan Vine, Head of Policy and … Continue reading Dundee MP backs call for the poorest older people to get help with fuel bills this pandemic winter
I am proud to be a Pension Credit Champion
I am proud to have signed up to become a Pension Credit Champion, supporting the charity Independent Ageās campaign on Pension Credit take-up in my constituency of Dundee West. New research from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, commissioned by Independent Age, has found that the low take-up of Pension Credit … Continue reading I am proud to be a Pension Credit Champion
Chris Law MP backs call for Government action on Pension Credit to save Ā£7.4 million per year in Dundee West
The failure to deliver Pension Credit to those entitled to it is costing the NHS and social care systems in Dundee West Ā£7.4 million every year, according to older peopleās charity Independent Age. More than 2,120 households in Dundee West who are entitled to Pension Credit do not receive the benefit, which is designed to … Continue reading Chris Law MP backs call for Government action on Pension Credit to save Ā£7.4 million per year in Dundee West
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