A to Z
This A to Z list will point you in the right direction to finding more information about the entitlements or services you might receive once you are a pensioner. You can also look up pension options open to you if you are planning or reviewing your retirement income. Click on the relevant letter below.
For more options visit the A to Z of the Department for Work and Pensions website
War Disablement Pension : This is a payment
made to people who have been injured or disabled as a result of any service
in the Armed Forces. If you are eligible to claim a War
Disablement Pension, you may also qualify for help with medical
treatments. Help is also available for war
widows and widowers.
Find out more about War Disablement Pensions on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website
War Pensioners medical treatments: In certain circumstances
help with medical treatments, hospital travelling expenses and nursing
care is available to war pensioners.
Find
out more about War Pensioners Medical Treatments on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
website
War Widow's or Widower's Pension: War Widow's Pension
is a pension paid to widows, widowers or surviving civil partners and
children of someone killed in the Armed Forces or who dies later as a
result of injury in the Armed Forces.
Find
out more about medical treatments for war pensioners on the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency website
Widows/widowers: Go to Bereavement Payment
Widows Pension: Go to Bereavement Payment
Will: Making a will allows you to set out who is to
benefit from your property and possessions (your estate) after your death.
Find out more about making a will
Winter Fuel Payment - If you're aged 60 or over,
you may be eligible for payments from the Government to help with your
heating bills in winter. From this winter, those aged 80 or over may get
an extra payment of up to £100.
Find out more about Winter Fuel Payments
Find out more about Winter Fuel
Payments for people living outside the UK
Women: As a woman, the pattern of your working life
may be different to a man's and you need to understand if this affects
your retirement income. Also, there is important information you need
to know about the change to the state pension age for women.
Read or download Pensions for women - Your guide
Work injuries, disease or disability: Go to Injuries at work
Working after State Pension age: Go to State Pension deferral or Voluntary work
Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study: This study allows
the sharing of information about benefits and employment programmes held
by the Department for Work and Pensions on its customers, with employment
records from HM Revenue & Customs.
Find out more about the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study on the Department
for Work and Pensions website
Working life: Your working life is the period over which
you may have to meet the contribution conditions for basic State Pension.
Find out more about
working life