14 h. ago DWP exact date pensioners will receive '£472' and how it will be paid

Eligible Brits are slated for a hefty cash boost following changes to the state pension, which is increasing by 4.1 per cent this April - in line with rising wage growth

Economics

53 h. ago DWP confirms planned Attendance Allowance changes for people making a new claim

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners will receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Politics

4 d. ago Older people may be able to boost current Attendance Allowance by £146 a month

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners will receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week from April 7.

Economics

4 d. ago Exact dates DWP and HMRC benefits will rise in April including State Pension and Universal Credit

Benefit rates are set to go up by 1.7% in April but the date they increase on will vary depending on the type of benefit

Politics

7 d. ago Millions face paying back some of their state pension to HMRC in a stealth tax raid. Here, our money experts explain what you need to know... and what do to about it

A bizarre tax cliff edge will mean those who receive the full state pension will be taxed on that income - and low-income pensioners will be dragged into the tax system for the first time.

Economics

1 week ago Exact date DWP Universal Credit benefit payments will rise next month

The new rates will only be applied to Universal Credit assessment periods that have started on or after April 7 - so some people will have to wait until June to see any increase

Politics

1 week ago Unions urgently call for all WASPI women to receive ‘fair compensation’ for State Pension age changes

Labour-backing union bosses have written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to reconsider the decision not to compensate 1950s-born women.

Politics

1 week ago McCloud judgement creates a tricky pension dilemma for civil servants

Like thousands of other civil servants, retired and employed, I have received an offer from the Civil Service Pension Scheme - and my decision is permanent.

Events

2 w. ago People due to retire could receive New State Pension payments for over 30 years

There were an estimated 611,719 people aged 90 or more across the UK in 2023.

Economics

2 w. ago Parents and carers urged to check if they are missing DWP State Pension boost

Those who claimed Child Benefit or Income Support may be eligible to receive extra cash on their State Pension

Events

2 w. ago People need to work this number of years to get full New State Pension payments in retirement

Older people do not automatically receive full New State Pension payments of £221.20 each week when they retire.

Economics

2 w. ago People over State Pension age to get payment of up to £305 later this year

Pensioners in Scotland will receive between £100 and £305 through a new devolved annual heating payment.

Economics

3 w. ago New way for people over State Pension age to claim £434 monthly health payment

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners are currently receiving either £72.65 or £108.55 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Economics

3 w. ago Pensioners excluded from DWP April increase given ray of hope

Thousands of Brits face another year not receiving the annual uprating in their state pension

Politics

3 w. ago New State Pension update for half a million older people not due payment uprating next month

Nearly half a million pensioners will not receive the annual DWP uprating this year.

Economics

3 w. ago DWP PIP: Exact amount all award payments for 3.6million people will rise by in April

In the Autumn Statement last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that benefits would be rising by 1.7% and this included the UK's main disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Economics

3 w. ago People of State Pension age with back pain could be due up to £434 each month

Nearly 75,000 people over State Pension age receive Attendance Allowance support for back pain.

Economics

3 w. ago DWP benefits worth up to £1,362 each month set to rise for people with health issues

The uprating exercise from the Department for Work and Pensions will see pensioners on Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment in Scotland receive more money

Economics

3 w. ago Attendance Allowance rules older people must know or £434 payments could stop

Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £72.65 or £108.55 each week on Attendance Allowance.

Economics

3 w. ago Why does the teachers' pension scheme keep asking if I've remarried? STEVE WEBB replies

TPS send me a letter every year asking if my circumstances have changed. If they do then I will stop receiving my widow's pension.

Politics