State pensioners can still claim £500 in winter benefits | Personal Finance | Finance
Pensioners have been urged to apply for a benefit scheme worth at least £300 before Saturday, December 21, with the combined potential total of three benefits rising to £500.
Pension credit is handed out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is worth £300 and goes towards helping with heating costs; December 21 is the final date that state pensioners can make a backdated claim for Pension Credit.
Claiming pension credit means pensioners can then claim the Winter Fuel…