One in three people who are entitled to Pension Credit don’t claim it which also means they are missing out on their entitlement to a free TV licence.

Pensioners are the least likely to look into what benefits they can claim – 63 percent of them have never checked – despite the fact that many are struggling to make ends meet.

Sonya Ruparel, Director of Programmes and Partnerships at Turn2us, said there is an endemic issue of unclaimed benefits in the UK.

“The confusing, sometimes hostile, and often stigmatising world of social security has led to millions of people not claiming their entitlements.”