Image: Robin with Pensions Minister Laura Trott MP
Robin is encouraging Aberconwy's pensioners to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit. The deadline for applications is December 18th.
Claims can be made online and over the phone, with the Pension Credit calculator on hand to find out if you could be eligible. Pensioners who claim Pension Credit before the deadline could also be eligible to receive a £324 cost of living cash boost thanks to backdating rules. This is because successful Pension Credit claims can be backdated for up to 3 months – as long as the applicant was also eligible to receive it during that time.
Pension Credit is a top up for the most vulnerable pensioners that is worth an average of £3,300. As well as a cash top up to the State Pension, it opens access to a range of other benefits such as help with housing costs, council tax reduction schemes, heating bills and a free over-75s TV licence.
There are already 1705 claimants of Pension Credit in Aberconwy but it is estimated that around 25 per cent of people who could claim the extra help do not currently do so.
Pension Credit can be claimed online, by telephone or by post. Information is available at www.gov.uk/pension-credit or by calling the Freephone Pension Credit claim line on 0800 99 1234.
Commenting, Robin said:
“Pension Credit provides a vital income ‘top up’ for some of our most vulnerable pensioners – worth more than £3,300 on average.
“While I'm delighted over 1700 pensioners throughout Aberconwy are receiving additional support through Pension Credit, I'm concerned that around 500 more might not be receiving the help they are entitled to. It is easy to check if you are eligible and I urge all pensioners to check either online or over the phone. I have also pressed for Welsh language information and access too. If you have loved ones who may be eligible, please do encourage them to check.”
Continuing, Robin said:
“I am also pleased that, from last week, over 11.6 million pensioners throughout the UK will start to receive up to £600 to help with their energy bills this winter, as prices are pushed up by Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine. This support, worth over £4.5 billion, is part of an extensive package helping people of all ages with the cost of heating their homes, including through the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme and the Energy Price Guarantee which will save typical households £900 this winter.”
Concluding, Robin said:
“I have created a bi-lingual cost-of-living online hub on my website which contains information about UK Government, Welsh Government and Council support that is available. The hub can be accessed from the homepage of my website at www.robin-millar.org.uk.
“As always, please do not hesitate to contact me at robin.millar.mp@parliament.uk if you require any further help or assistance.”
Mae AS Aberconwy yn annog pensiynwyr i wirio a ydynt yn gymwys i gael Credyd Pensiwn
Mae’r AS Aberconwy, Robin Millar, yn annog pensiynwyr i wirio a ydynt yn gymwys i gael Credyd Pensiwn. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer gwneud cais am gredyd pensiwn yw 18 Rhagfyr.
Gellir gwneud hawliadau ar-lein a dros y ffôn, gyda’r gyfrifiannell Credyd Pensiwn wrth law i weld a allech chi fod yn gymwys. Gallai pensiynwyr sy’n hawlio Credyd Pensiwn cyn y dyddiad cau hefyd fod yn gymwys i gael hwb ariannol o £324 at gostau byw, diolch i reolau ôl-ddyddio. Y rheswm am hyn yw bod modd ôl-ddyddio hawliadau Credyd Pensiwn llwyddiannus am hyd at 3 mis – cyn belled â bod yr ymgeisydd hefyd yn gymwys i’w gael yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw.
Mae Credyd Pensiwn yn arian ychwanegol i’r pensiynwyr mwyaf agored i niwed sy’n werth £3,300. Yn ogystal ag arian ychwanegol at Bensiwn y Wladwriaeth, mae’n cynnig mynediad at amrywiaeth o fudd-daliadau eraill fel help gyda chostau tai, cynlluniau i ostwng y dreth gyngor, biliau gwresogi a thrwydded deledu am ddim i bobl dros 75 oed.
Mae 1705 o bobl eisoes yn hawlio Credyd Pensiwn yn Aberconwy ond amcangyfrifir nad yw tua 25 y cant o bobl a allai hawlio’r cymorth ychwanegol yn gwneud hynny ar hyn o bryd.
Gellir hawlio Credyd Pensiwn ar-lein, dros y ffôn neu drwy’r post. Mae gwybodaeth ar gael ar wefan gov.UK www.gov.uk/pension-credit neu drwy ffonio’r llinell hawlio Credyd Pensiwn Rhadffôn ar 0800 99 1234.
Dywedodd Robin:
“Mae Credyd Pensiwn yn darparu incwm ychwanegol hanfodol i rai o’n pensiynwyr mwyaf agored i niwed – sy’n werth dros £3,300 ar gyfartaledd.
“Er fy mod wrth fy modd bod dros 1700 o bensiynwyr ledled Aberconwy yn cael cymorth ychwanegol drwy Gredyd Pensiwn, rwy’n poeni na fydd tua 500 yn rhagor yn cael y cymorth y mae ganddynt hawl iddo. Mae’n hawdd gweld a ydych chi’n gymwys ac rwy’n annog pob pensiynwr i wirio naill ai ar-lein neu dros y ffôn. Rwyf hefyd wedi pwyso am wybodaeth a mynediad yn y Gymraeg hefyd. Os oes gennych chi anwyliaid a allai fod yn gymwys, cofiwch eu hannog i wneud ymholiadau”
Aeth Robin ymlaen i ddweud:
“Rwyf hefyd yn falch y bydd dros 11.6 miliwn o bensiynwyr ledled y DU, o’r wythnos diwethaf, yn dechrau cael hyd at £600 i helpu gyda’u biliau ynni’r gaeaf hwn, wrth i brisiau gynyddu oherwydd rhyfel anghyfreithlon Putin yn Wcráin. Mae’r gefnogaeth hon, sy’n werth dros £4.5 biliwn, yn rhan o becyn helaeth sy’n helpu pobl o bob oed gyda’r gost o gynhesu eu cartrefi, gan gynnwys drwy’r Cynllun Cefnogi Biliau Ynni gwerth £400 a’r Warant Prisiau Ynni a fydd yn arbed £900 i aelwydydd nodweddiadol y gaeaf hwn.”
I gloi, dywedodd Robin:
Rwyf wedi creu Hwb costau byw ar-lein ar fy ngwefan sy’n cynnwys gwybodaeth am y cymorth sydd ar gael gan Lywodraeth y DU, Llywodraeth Cymru a chynghorau. Mae’r hwb ar gael ar hafan fy ngwefan yn www.robin-millar.org.uk.
“Fel bob amser, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â mi yn robin.millar.mp.parliament.uk os oes angen rhagor o help neu gymorth arnoch.”