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<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people receive the support they
are entitled to. We work with a wide range of stakeholders, including charities to
ensure that accurate information about benefits including Pension Credit is available
in the places where people are most likely to go to seek information.</p><p> </p><p>The
DWP knows that one of the best ways to reach eligible claimants is through trusted
stakeholder organisations working in the community and that is why we have developed
and resourced the Pension Credit toolkit, as an on-line tool for agencies and welfare
rights organisations to use in order to encourage Pension Credit take-up.</p><p> </p><p>The
toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides
to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help
older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support
someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. The
toolkit also provides links to information about disability and carers benefits.</p><p>
</p><p>Stakeholders and potential claimants alike can use the Pension Credit calculator
at gov.uk to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they
may receive.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently we have provided to relevant stakeholders
a fact sheet about Pension Credit and the changes introduced on 15 May for mixed age
couples to ensure they are able to communicate the most up-to-date information to
potential claimants.</p><p> </p><p>DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres including
visiting officers are able to provide help and advice about entitlement to benefits,
as are staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p>
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