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Online guidance from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on GOV.UK explains that if someone of State Pension age on a low income receives Attendance Allowance or the middle or highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), or Adult Disability Payment (ADP), they may be entitled to extra Pension Credit. ‌

This will also include older people in Scotland claiming the new Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP). The disability element of Pension Credit is worth £82.90 per week, which amounts to £331.60 every four-week pay period. ‌

Similarly, a couple over State Pension age claiming Pension Credit where one person is claiming a disability benefit, will also receive an extra £82.90 each week and if someone is pai

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