17 h. ago DWP issues update to every pensioner on Attendance Allowance living in Scotland

The benefit for pensioners with health issues has now been replaced by a devolved payment.

Politics

20 h. ago Older people urged to check new State Pension rate for payment error

A former DWP employee explains how to check the annual State Pension uprating letter for payment errors.

Economics

24 h. ago DWP confirms early State Pension and benefit payments due to bank holiday next week

Full list of DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland payments changes due to bank holidays in May.

Economics

27 h. ago Pensioners could be owed up to £11,725 due to £805m DWP blunder — how to see if it's you

The Department for Work and Pensions made a huge £805million blunder and because of it, pensioners could be owed staggering amounts of money. Here is everything you need to know

Economics

57 h. ago DWP to make two changes to State Pension from May that could give some £921

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced two major changes to the State Pension payment dates in May that will affect millions of Brits – and could even make more money

Economics

3 d. ago Nearly 140,000 pensioners underpaid by DWP with £800 million owed

The government predicts all cases will be resolved by the end of March 2027

Economics

3 d. ago DWP state pension error as thousands owed up to £11,725 in underpayments

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released its latest figures on state pension errors, with hundreds of millions of pounds having been paid in arrears to those who were underpaid

Economics

3 d. ago Thousands of women are paid pension back payments up to £12,000 – find out who’s eligible

The DWP is currently checking through hundreds of thousands of cases to find those who are owed money

Economics

3 d. ago DWP state pension warning to parents as they could 'unintentionally' lose money

The warning comes from Hargreaves Lansdown as new data from HMRC revealed that 30,000 fewer families are claiming the extra monthly payments

Events

4 d. ago DWP issues state pension back payment update with thousands of people owed up to £11,725

New figures released today show that £804.7million has been paid out for the first DWP state pension correction exercised, with 130,000 people found to have been underpaid

Economics

4 d. ago DWP announces major pension change with Brits to be '£1000 better off' in retirement

The government announced their new small pensions pot consolidator today, April 24

Economics

4 d. ago Workers could get a £1,000 pension boost as DWP proposes new rule for providers

Millions of workers are missing out on their hard-earned pension savings

Economics

4 d. ago New State Pension back payment update for older women due up to £11,725 from DWP

DWP has identified nearly 131,000 State Pension Underpayments, owed a total of £804.7 million.

Economics

5 d. ago DWP state pensioners could claim cash payout if they were ‘adversely affected’ by rule change

The Adult Dependency Increase (ADI) payments were on top of the state pension and were worth either £41.90 or £70 a week - they were designed to help couples where one person had little or no income of their own

Economics

5 d. ago Pensioners on Housing Benefit due DWP letter which could boost annual income by £4,300

DWP is planning to bring together the administration of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.

Economics

5 d. ago Former DWP employee warns State Pension Triple Lock creating two

Sandra Wrench worked at the DWP for 42 years and warns of a widening gap between the New and Basic State Pensions.

Events

5 d. ago Pensioners with health issues urged to claim new benefit replacing Attendance Allowance

Pensioners with a Scottish postcode can no longer make a new claim Attendance Allowance.

Politics

6 d. ago DWP urges women impacted by State Pension age changes to get help finding work

The DWP explains how there is tailored employment support for older workers to retrain or learn new skills.

Economics

7 d. ago DWP State Pension warning issued as thousands of Brits don't understand vital rule

According to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), there are "significant knowledge gaps" among Brits who are currently approaching retirement

Events

7 d. ago People on New or Basic State Pension can change monthly payments to weekly

A former DWP employee shares how the frequency of State Pension payments can easily be changed to weekly.

Economics