Thousands of pensioners set to lose payments of up to £70/week from April

I'm set to lose my adult dependency payment – what can I do?

All payments for the ADI will stop from 6 April 2020.

But while no one will be eligible to carry on receiving it, you may be able to receive other Government help to supplement your state pension.

The Department for Work and Pensions says that if you're already receiving a means-tested benefit such as pension credit or universal credit, this will increase to offset the loss of your ADI – so your income should stay the same overall.

If not, you should check if you'll be eligible to receive pension credit after your ADI stops. This will top up your state pension if you meet certain criteria.

There are two elements to pension credit:

• Guarantee credit tops up your weekly income if it's less than £167.25, or £255.25 for couples.
  
  
• Savings credit is an extra payment for those who have some money saved towards their retirement. It's worth up to £13.73 per week for a single person, or £15.35 for couples. You'll need a minimum income of £144.38, or £229.67 for couples.

See our Pension Credit guide for more info on how to claim.

If you're in a mixed-age couple, where one partner is below state pension age and one partner is above, you won't be able to apply for pension credit due to a rule change last year. If this applies to you, you may be able to apply for universal credit instead – our Universal Credit guide has full info.