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A current change is that the age to claim Pension Credit will continue to rise- it was 64 and six months in April 2018 and will be 65 by November 2018. By November 2020 it will have risen to 66.

 

For those aged over over 65, Pension credit will include an amount for children from1 February 2019. Previously a client with children would have claimed Pension Credit and a separate claim for Child Tax Credit. Here is the law.

 

By the end of this year, there should be no new claims for tax credits for those under pension credit age, as Universal Credit takes over. An exception is if a client has 3 or more children then they would still put in a claim for tax credits. At some point in the future another change may take place- Housing Benefit for those of Pension Credit age will be

abolished, with Pension Credit including a new housing credit to help towards rent.

 

Book now for our updated Benefits for Older People course course.

 

Book now for our updated Introduction To Welfare Benefits 2018 course.

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