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A number of DWP benefits can no longer be claimed after you reach State Pension age, including Jobseeker’s Allowance and Carer’s Allowance for those in Scotland\"CoupleA minimum of 10 years is required to qualify for any State Pension payment(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

The Department for Work and Pensions<\/a> (DWP) has released the latest figures showing that the State Pension <\/a>is now providing crucial financial support to 13 million people across Great Britain, including over one million residing in Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This regular payment is currently valued at up to \u00a3230.25 per week for those on the New State Pension (claimed after April 6, 2016), or \u00a3176.45 each week for the Basic State Pension (Category A or B).<\/p>\n

The amount someone receives from this contributory benefit depends on the number of National Insurance years they have accumulated before reaching the current retirement age <\/a>of 66 – a minimum of 10 years is required to qualify for any State Pension payment. In other related news, DWP state pensioners are set to be given ‘extra \u00a3352’ completely free<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: DWP Universal Credit eligibility rules in full as one million more people now claim<\/a>READ MORE: Major HMRC income tax change due to come into force from next April<\/a>\"ASome people may not be aware of benefits or payments which can no longer be claimed after reaching retirement age.(Image: Getty )<\/p>\n

For older people nearing the official retirement age this year, it’s vital to understand which benefits will continue, new ones you may now be eligible for and those you can no longer submit a new claim for.<\/p>\n

Your State Pension age is the same as your Pension Credit qualifying age unless you are a man born before December 6, 1953. You can verify your State Pension age and whether you can begin claiming Pension Credit on the ‘Check your State Pension age’ page of the GOV.UK website here, reports the Daily Record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Benefits affected by your pension age<\/p>\n

Turn2us has compiled an essential guide to the benefits you cannot claim from the Department for Work and Pensions<\/a> (DWP<\/a>) when you reach State Pension age or Pension Credit age. For comprehensive details on each of the topics listed below, visit the Turn2us website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pension Credit age<\/p>\n

Upon reaching State Pension age, there are certain benefits you can no longer claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turn2us advises: “If you live with a partner and one of you is pension age and the other is not yet pension age, benefit entitlement can be complicated.” You can use the Turn2us benefit calculator <\/a>to see what benefits you’re entitled to, or seek assistance from a benefits adviser.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: DWP to issue extra payments worth up to \u00a3519 to families this winter<\/a>State Pension age<\/p>\n

Once you reach State Pension age, you can no longer claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n