Benefits and entitlements for older people
Billions of pounds of pension-age benefits go unclaimed every year, and the commonest reason is not that people are ineligible. It is that the forms are hard, the rules are badly explained, and nobody tells you which answers matter. These guides fix that, one benefit at a time.
Guides in this section
Attendance Allowance pitfalls: nine mistakes that get claims refused
Most Attendance Allowance refusals are about the form, not the person. Here are the nine commonest mistakes, with the wording that wins claims beside the wording that loses them.
Updated 4 September 2026
Winter Fuel Payment eligibility 2026/27: who qualifies, and who pays it back
Who gets the Winter Fuel Payment this winter, how much it is, and how the £35,000 income rule works — with the opt-out deadline of 20 September 2026.
Updated 4 September 2026
More benefit guides are being added — Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit and Blue Badge next.