Despite working all her life, she retired with no savings and a basic state pension which meant living on the breadline. Luckily, several people told her to apply for Pension Credit and she was successful, although it was 8 weeks before she received her first payment.

Pension Credit has transformed Eleanor’s life. As she receives Pension Credit, Eleanor also gets free prescriptions and NHS eye care, giving her more money to live on and a better quality of life.

Eleanor is supporting Independent Age’s Credit where it’s due campaign because she wants to see the life changing difference that Pension Credit made to her life benefit all pensioners.

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