30 h. ago Adam Peaty's mum admits 'I didn't want to live' in sad admission amid family feud

WARNING: CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SUICIDE. Adam Peaty's mum Caroline said she struggled to carry on after being told she wasn't allowed to attend Adam and Holly Ramsay's Christmas wedding

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50 h. ago Attendance Allowance claimants urged to report 2 changes that could increase payment

The benefit is only available to people over the state pension, with the highest rate offering £110.40 per week

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5 d. ago DWP confirms plans to change Attendance Allowance for people making a new claim

More than 1.7 million State Pensioners are now receiving either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

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7 d. ago DWP benefit worth 110 a week helping people with common conditions

The attendance allowance is a tax-free benefit paid to people over state pension age who need help with everyday tasks due to illness or disability

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9 d. ago Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance claimants could get DWP bonus

The DWP 'Christmas Bonus' is a one-off, tax-free payment of £10 made to people in receipt of certain benefits

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9 d. ago Pensioners making a claim for new health benefit this month could receive bonus payment

Pension Age Disability Payment has now replaced Attendance Allowance in Scotland.

Economics

1 week ago Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn

Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report findsSolar geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors, a report has warned.However, if technology to block the sun was used globally and in a coordinated way for a long period – decades or even centuries – there is strong evidence that it would lower the global temperature, the review from the UK’s Royal Society concluded. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago New rules on disability and carers benefits for people moving to Scotland

Essential information for people on PIP, DLA, Carer’s Allowance or Attendance Allowance in the UK.

Politics

1 week ago Attendance Allowance payments set to end for thousands of pensioners next month

Older people with a disability or long-term health condition could be due either £73.90 or £110.40 each week.

Economics

2 w. ago Aston Villa and police are accused of snubbing Jewish fans AGAIN after Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were banned from Europa League clash

An alternative suggestion made by The Board of Deputies of British Jews to allow some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend has now been ignored by the club and authorities.

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2 w. ago Attendance Allowance rules older people should know or DWP payments could stop

More than 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week on the non-means tested benefit from the DWP.

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2 w. ago ‘It’s risky business emotionally’: the social shift towards open relationships

With a rise in people opting for non-monogamy, experts suggest the idea of the traditional couple is radically changing“We had an arrangement, be discreet and don’t be blatant. There had to be payment, it had to be with strangers,” sings Lily Allen in her surprisingly candid and detailed album thought to be about her open relationship with her ex-husband.The album has catapulted the concept of non-monogamous relationships into the spotlight, and couples therapists report that an increasing number of their clients are choosing to go down this route. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Flu levels in England soar as UK Health Security Agency today issues 'stay at home' advice

The UKHSA said the latest surveillance report shows that the UK has seen big increases in last 7 days of infections and hospitalisations

Society

2 w. ago Older people with health issues could boost annual State Pension by up to £5,740

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment are tax-free benefits worth either £73.90 or £110.40 each week.

Economics

2 w. ago Pensioners with health issues urged to contact charity for help claiming up to £441 every month

Independent Age can help older people with health issues claim Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment.

Economics

2 w. ago Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows

US aid cuts hurt Washington’s standing as China recasts itself as a ‘steady’ alternative partner, Lowy Institute report findsAustralia is “increasingly alone” in countering Beijing’s influence in the Pacific and remains the largest foreign aid donor to the region as the US and other western partners cut funding, a new report shows.The 2025 Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map, released late on Sunday, tracks official development finance (ODF) from 2008 to 2023. It finds ODF to the Pacific fell by 16% in 2023 to US$3.6bn, marking a second consecutive year of record decline in development support. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago More than a million pensioners missing out on up to £110 a week from DWP

Attendance Allowance is paid to people with long-term physical or mental conditions or disabilities

Economics

3 w. ago Attendance Allowance simplified to help pensioners claim up to £441 each month

More than 20 need-to-knows about Attendance Allowance new and existing claimants should be aware of.

Economics

3 w. ago New update for 155,000 older people receiving Attendance Allowance payments from DWP

Older people with a disability or long-term health condition could be due either £73.90 or £110.40 each week.

Politics

3 w. ago New PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance weekly payment rates from April

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will confirm the new State Pension and benefit payment rates at the Autumn Budget.

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