The Government is poised to kickstart a campaign to galvanise more pensioners into claiming pension credit, targeting specifically those in need as it moves to curtail winter fuel payments. On the horizon, the Pension Credit Week of Action seeks to prod retirees into verifying if they’re due for the benefit and secure it should they tick the boxes.

Currently, close to 880,000 pensioners who are eligible for pension credit aren’t staking their claim, losing out on an average of £3,900 each…