Turn to us V Gov calculator

mrsBB

Hi

So yesterday I was reading a post, I think on here, re Guaranteed Pension Credit ( think that's the name ) so thought lets give it a go 😂. I am not entitled to Pension Credit because I get a measly £3 odd over the threshold, no, I do not have millions in savings or several private pensions, its complicated but don't want anyone thinking ''I'm one of those pensioners'' 😮 I did try several calculators when I initially claimed State Pension ( thanks to Poppy for the suggestion ) Anyway, I first used Turn to us, its really good and told me clearly I could be entitled to £5 a week guaranteed pension credit and £20 a week housing something, ? council tax reduction perhaps ? I then thought, well I know good old Martin Lewis makes a huge point of claiming GPC even if its a small amount as it opens doors to lots of other things but thought I had best try the real deal too, the Government calculator. So I input the exact same info and figures to the letter and guess what 🤔 a Big Bold header came up saying Nope you cannot claim this, go away 🤣 I am perplexed but also resigned to the fact that PC or the other lesser part of it is a NO for me. I am luckier than many out there as I can just about manage financially ''for now'' so this isn't me being a moaning old so and so, its me wondering why 2 different calculators spit out two different outcomes when the data input is identical.