People over the state pension age could be due £4,300 from the DWP each year on top of their state pension payments ...
Around a million older people are thought to be missing out on free payments ...
New powers have come in to check millions of people's bank account information ...
Currently, nearly 1.4 million older people across Great Britain are receiving the support ...
This winter, the Independent Age helpline has received thousands of calls from distressed older people in financial hardship.
Pension Credit- worth an average £4,300 - is not being claimed by about 760,000 pensioners.