additional state pension - pension credit

eonmac

Hello,

Wondering if anyone has experienced this before.

I am 70 years old (state pension year was 2011). 

My husband died a few years ago and I am wondering if I can apply for Pension Credit. I do get a small amount of his pension added onto mine, on a form I have it shows mine separately but then underneath, additional like £48 or something. 

I did try the calculator but I cannot find anywhere that says if the additional added as I am a widow … counts towards the amount as you can get it and have savings or other income.

thanks so much 

Pat

molerat

https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/eligibility

Purely based on your income, pretty much irrelevant - with some exceptions as listed in the link - where it comes from

Mojisola

Do you have less than £177.10 coming in per week?

xylophone

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs48_pension_credit_fcs.pdf