Getting No Help

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I'm a 70-year-old pensioner. My wife and I are living on my pension of £620 every 4 weeks. We have no other income or savings. Our only help is council tax reduction. We have been turned down for several other types of benefits such as pension credit and universal credit. We have also missed out on the recent cost of living payment as this was given to people on certain benefits that we don't get. Seems strange that if we were receiving benefits, we would be given more money but as we were not in receipt of other benefits we have missed out on the cost-of-living payment. The direct debit for our energy bills is currently 21% of our total income.
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If your wife is not of pensionable age could she not work?
But I get the frustration that those on benefits seemingly are getting payments that put them past your income.
Current debt ZERO.
To be entitled to New style JSA she will have needed to have worked and paid NI contributions in tax years April 2019 - March 2021. If she has and she's looking for work then she can claim it. It's paid for 6 months. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-style-jobseekers-allowance