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Pension Credit
You can apply for Pension Credit by freephone by calling the Pension Credit application line 0800 99 1234, textphone 0800 169 0133 (8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm Saturday).
Or, you can complete an application form and post it to your pension
centre free of charge.
Pension Credit application form [PC1] - [PDF file size 600kb]
You can also use an interactive version of this form, which you can complete
on screen, then print out and post.
Pension
Credit application
form [PC1INT] - [PDF file size 954kb]
A guide to Pension Credit
Pension Credit leaflet [PC1L] - [PDF file size 266kb]
Pension Credit leaflet [PC1LLP] - large print guide - [PDF file size 403kb]
Pension Credit - A detailed guide for advisers and others
Pension Credit [PC10S] - [PDF file size 395kb]
You can request copies of The Pension Service's guides to be sent to you by post. You can order copies online or order copies by phone
Our guides are also available in Welsh and in other languages, and in Braille or on audio cassette
How to read or print guides and forms
To read the guides online, or to print them, you need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you don't already have Adobe Reader, you can download Adobe Reader from the Adobe website
Alternative ways to read our guides
If you use screen reader software or an audio-enabled web browser, Adobe provides a free online tool that you can use to convert the guides to a plain text format.
To use Adobe's online tool:
1. Find the link on this website to the guide you want to read, and copy it
2. Go
to Adobe's online tool
3. Follow the instructions onscreen
The tool will display your chosen guide as a web page (HTML) or as plain text.
You can read more about Adobe Reader and accessibility on the Adobe website