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
Benefits: If you want to check
which benefits you may be able to claim once you are a pensioner,
you can find out more on this website.
Find a full list of benefits handled by the Department for Work and Pensions
on the Department for Work and Pensions website.
Bereavement: If a relative dies, you may need to know what
to do about their State Pension, private pension or Pension Credit.
Find out more about losing a loved
one
Bereavement Payment: If you're
over State Pension age you will not usually
be able to get Bereavement Benefit. But, if your husband, wife or civil
partner was not getting a category
A State Pension you may be able to get a Bereavement Payment. You
may also be entitled to a Funeral Payment, or, if your spouse or civil
partner was a war pensioner you may be entitled to help
from the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
Find out more
about Bereavement Payments
Find out more about
Funeral Payments
Budgeting Loans: If you or your partner have been getting
Income Support or income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Pension Credit
for at least 26 weeks and you need help with certain expenses that are
hard to pay out of your regular income, you can apply for a Budgeting
Loan. These loans are interest-free. You will need to agree with your
local Jobcentre Plus office how and when you pay back your loan.
Find out more about Budgeting Loans on the Jobcentre Plus website
Bus fares: Your local council (or The Passenger Transport Executive in metropolitan areas) will provide
you with a free pass allowing you at least half-price bus fares in your area. Other local travel schemes to help you get out and about may also be
on offer. The travel schemes are different for England, Wales and Scotland.
Find
out about bus fares for pensioners in England and Wales
Find out about bus fares for pensioners in Scotland
Business plan: Find out more about the future plans of the Pension Service by reading our Business Plan