Responding to an Independent Age report on how low pension credit take-up is costing health and care services £4 billion a year, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:
“There are a range of ways in which older people can receive support and it is essential they are able to access all the benefits and other entitlements that they are eligible for.
“Improved take-up of pension credit should be an ambition with the primary motivation being to reduce health inequalities, ensure people are kept out of poverty and able to live the lives they want to lead. Any resultant savings in providing health and social care services would be good news and supports the case for increased investment in prevention.
“This helpful report should be considered by government as it develops its proposals for the future of adult social care in England, which needs to include not just older people but working-age adults and all those who use and work in social care.
“We look forward to the start of promised cross-party talks on the future of adult social care, as soon as possible.”
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