Martin Lewis urges state pensioners to come forward for little-known free £3,900

Martin Lewis has moved to explain nearly 800,000 Brits could claim hundreds in free cash. The ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show star was back on the ITV show from 8pm on Thursday night (October 31) with a Budget special.

During his hour-long episode, Mr Lewis has warned 800,000 UK households they could be entitled to claim thousands of pounds in the form of Pension Credit, which can boost income by £3,900 a year from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had angered Mr Lewis with her remarks on ITV Good Morning Britain yesterday, where she said: "Because of our commitment to the triple lock, we were able to announce that the new State Pension will rise by just over £470 by next April."

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Mr Lewis warned while the Chancellor advertised pensioners will be seeing an extra £470 in their accounts amid a £300 Winter Fuel Payment cut, three quarters of pensioners are actually on the Old State Pension and will not see that level of money.

He said: "Three quarters of pensioners are on the Old State Pension, they see £360, plus this is those who get the full amount. Millions of the poorest don't have this, so their rise will be lower. What is the protection here? Pension Credit."

He warned: "Around 800,000 people eligible don't claim this. It is critically underclaimed. Protecting the poorest pensioners through Pension Credit - with the 240 question form, the people many with early on-set dementia who don't claim - we are not protecting 800,000 of them.

"I just want to say if you know someone on the State Pension on a very low income, they've lost their Cost of Living payment, they've lost Winter Fuel Payment, please get them to check if they're eligible for Pension Credit."