LRD guides and handbook March 2015

State benefits and tax credits 2015

Chapter 5

Pensioners who work and Universal Credit

[ch 5: page 75]

As Universal Credit replaces Housing Benefit (HB) and Child Tax Credit, and is only for working-age people, pensioners who have costs of rent and dependent children need to be supported in a different way.

Because of this, there will be some changes to Pension Credit so that it includes support for rent and an additional amount for those pensioners with dependent children.