LRD guides and handbook April 2019

Universal Credit and other in-work benefits - a guide for union reps and workers

Chapter 6

Pension Credit

[ch 6: page 63]

Pension Credit is a means-tested benefit which depends on your income and savings. It is designed to provide those over qualifying age (see below) with a minimum level of income, and to give extra cash to pensioners with modest incomes who have made savings for their retirement.