The BBC Sounds and ITV star's team, at Money Saving Expert, have circulated the alert over pensioners being owed thousands of pounds from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Money Saving Expert has issued a warning to those who are missing out on a range of benefits, including housing benefit, pension credit, free school meals and universal credit

UK households are set to be handed £200 Cost of Living vouchers "which they can cash" as they continue to struggle with the financial demands of 2024. Reading Borough Council is offering a £200 voucher to those who live in Reading to those who are of state pension age and in receipt of a Council Tax Reduction or Housing Benefit, but are not eligible for Pension Credit.

Some pensioners are to receive a £200 cost of living voucher to help with energy bills as part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Household Support Fund.

Martin Lewis who heads up the MSE website shared how unclaimed benefits from the DWP are costing pensioners.

DWP is reminding millions of families who could be missing out support that could boost State Pension by £328 a year

500,000 retirees are trapped paying £766 a month in mortgage payments, it has emerged, as the Cost of Living crisis continues across the country.

DWP has issued an alert as millions are missing out on little known benefit - and people can boost pension pots by as much as £328.