DWP Retirement Services Information Guide

Basic State Pension

Is for men born before 06/04/1951, women before 06/041953. To find out more go to:

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension

​

New State Pension

Is for men born after 06/04/1951, women after 06/04/1953. To find out more go to:

https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension

​

Pension Credit

Is intended to supplement the UK State Pension, to bring pension age customer's income to a guaranteed minimum amount. To find out more go to:

https://gov.uk/pension-credit/how-to-claim

​

Attendance Allowance

This helps with extra costs if a pension age customer has a disability severe enough that they need someone to look after them. To find out more go to:

https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance

​

Carers Allowance

This is paid to people who spend 35 hours a week caring for someone who is in receipt of a disability benefit. To find out more go to:

https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance

​

Carer's Credit

This is paid to people who care for someone at least 20 hours a week. To find out more go to:

https://www.gov.uk/carers-credit

​

​​​​

​

Other useful Information

​

Midlife MOT

Find out more about the 'Midlife MOT' which has been designed to help customers prepare for the second half of their working life and as they move into retirement:

http://jobhelp.campaign.gov.uk/midlifemot/home-page/

​

State Pension Forecast

This estimates how much state pension a person may receive from the government and when they will get it:

https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

 

Pension Credit Toolkit

This is a collection of materials to help older people understand how they could get pension credit:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit  

​​​