Millions missing out on benefits and government support, analysis suggests

The new analysis shows that seven million households are lacking financial assistance and support due to unqualified benefits and social tariffs.

Research A social policy and data analysis company says the politics in practice is the main obstacles claiming people to awareness, complexity and stigmatization.

This analysis includes universal loan and pension loans, free school meals and council tax support throughout the UK, Scotland and Wales, and social tariffs from local authority and water, energy and large band providers.

The government said that he was carrying out public campaigns to encourage benefits and pointed to free help to demand service.

Andrea Paterson in London convinced her mother to apply to Sally participation allowance On behalf of his father Ian last December, Radio 4’s money box.

Ian, who died in May, was unhealthy at that time, and according to Andrea, Sally and Sally were qualified for the participation of £ 110 a week, which made a big difference in financial situations, according to Andrea.

“£ 110 per week and no longer get winter fuel payment,” he said.

“So the first words out of my mother’s mouth ‘good, this will compensate for losing winter fuel payment’ was. [was] Great.

“All retirees are worried about money, everyone in this generation is worried about money. [warmer]. “

In his last report, the implementation policy estimates that £ 24.1 billion will not be requested in benefits and social tariffs in 2025-26 years.

Previously, although this year’s calculations were more detailed than ever, he predicted that 2024-25 pounds would not be requested within a year of £ 2024-25 and 19 billion.

“Consciousness, complexity and stigmatization – there are three main obstacles to claiming.” He said.

“With awareness, people do not know that these benefits exist, or if they know about them, they assume that they will not be entitled to immediately.

“Then you have a complexity, so you can do this once, to complete the form, to ensure that you can claim it. Maybe you can do it once, but in fact, depending on the support you are potentially appropriate, you need to do three, four, five, six, seven times, and people will end your steam.

“Then you have stamped. People have been made to feel that it wasn’t for them or they didn’t trust the organization that manages this support.”

Although there are not many financial supports, the report points to progress.

Older people are now demanding a pension loan and this number is expected to continue to increase.

Some local authorities reach 95% of students suitable for free school meals due to data usage.

Government figures show that spending is predicted £ 316.1 billion In 2025-26, the Social Security System in the UK, Scotland and Wales constitutes 10.6% of GDP and 23.5% of the total amount spent by the government.

Responding to the criticism that useful invoices are already very large, Mr. Ghelani said, “The lock is what is the system, you cannot trust that the system is very complex to save money.

“On the one hand, you designed these systems to get support to people, and then you make it difficult to claim. This doesn’t make sense.”

A government spokesman said: “We ensure that everyone receives the right to have the right to have the right to provide free assistance by encouraging benefits through public campaigns and financing free aid to demand service.

He said: “We also develop skills and open opportunities for more people to move to good, safe jobs and make the welfare system there for those who need it.”

If you think you may be appropriate, the advice is to demand other financial assistance for those who fight, especially for support, such as a retirement loan, which is known as the advantage of a network gateway.

Robin from the Great Manchester said he could request to BBC retirement loan It was vital to financing.

“The pension loan is a must for me to financially survive,” he said.

[But] Since I am in a pension loan, I receive Council Tax Exemption, I also get a free dental treatment, a contribution to my glasses and I get a hot home discount plan. “