Pensioners who work and Universal Credit

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 will 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.

Currently, Pension Credit is intended to support pensioners who are not in work and Working Tax Credit helps pensioners who are in work. As there will no longer be Working Tax Credit, the government is considering extending Universal Credit so that it covers not only working-age people but also pensioners who choose to carry on working.