‘No time to lose’ – Unpaid carers urged to check eligibility for £2,370 payments from DWP | Personal Finance | Finance
Pensioners providing unpaid care for a family member or friend could be missing out on vital financial support and access to Winter Fuel Payments due to benefit red tape rules, it is claimed.
Carers UK is concerned that pensioners who are unpaid carers and on low incomes will struggle this winter if they don’t get Pension Credit along with a second top-up called Carer Addition.
Its research shows that carers often face high social care costs and extra costs, such as travel costs when…
