25 h. ago DWP issues state pension triple lock statement as millions to receive extra £470

Millions will receive an extra £470 a year in State Pension as payments increase - full list of new rates

Economics

29 h. ago Millions to get DWP state pension boost worth up to £472 from today

The triple lock guarantees the state pension goes up by whichever is higher out of inflation (using the previous September inflation figure), wages (average growth between May and July) or 2.5%

Economics

44 h. ago All the DWP and HMRC benefit rates increasing today, including State Pension and Universal Credit

Most benefit rates are going up today as the new tax year begins - here is a full list of all the major benefits increasing and by how much

Politics

47 h. ago Full list of DWP benefit payments going up today including Universal Credit

A wide variety of DWP benefits and State Pension will see higher payments for claimants this month

Politics

51 h. ago DWP urges 370,000 people to check State Pension as they may be owed thousands

The DWP has been working to rectify historical State Pension errors and has now urged hundreds of thousands of people to check their entitlements as they may be owed thousands

Politics

53 h. ago DWP secretary Liz Kendall makes Triple Lock state pension announcement

The update comes as pensioners get an extra up to £470 from Sunday, and was echoed by Rachel Reeves

Politics

3 d. ago HMRC demands £75 per week from 'worried' elderly people on DWP state pension

A pensioner who worked 32 years before being medically retired from the Royal Mail in 2015 was perplexed by the HMRC deciding to increase repayments from £4 to £147 every fortnight

Economics

4 d. ago New DWP plans to help older people claim income boost worth over £4,200

An estimated 760,000 people over 66 are entitled to Pension Credit, but not claiming it.

Economics

4 d. ago Millions to get DWP state pension boost worth up to £472 next week

The triple lock guarantees the state pension goes up by whichever is higher out of inflation (using the previous September inflation figure), wages (average growth between May and July) or 2.5%

Economics

5 d. ago People on State Pension could change payment date frequency to help with higher bills

Most State Pension payments are issued every four weeks, but a former DWP employee explains how this can be changed.

Economics

5 d. ago DWP state pension payment change means some will get instant £100 boost

Millions of people qualify for the DWP's winter fuel payment but many are unaware that the amount they get depends on when they were born - and for some, it's changing from tomorrow

Economics

6 d. ago People on State Pension or DWP benefits may see delay to new payment rates due this month

The annual DWP uprating will be applied to the State Pension and benefits on April 7.

Economics

7 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

8 d. ago New DWP data prompts' inevitable' triple lock review – how it affects your pension

The state pension will rise by 4.1% from next month, but experts have warned that a review of the triple lock is now "inevitable" as new Department for Work and Pensions figures are released

Politics

8 d. ago New DWP payment rates for people on State Pension or benefits starting next week

Full list of new rates for people on payments delivered by DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland.

Economics

1 week ago Payment rules older people on DWP benefit need to know before booking any holidays

Nearly 1.4 million people on Pension Credit should tell the DWP if they plan to leave mainland Britain for any reason.

Politics

1 week ago DWP explains state pension letter about 'directly taking funds' from bank accounts

State pension payments are increasing 4.1% next month

Economics

1 week ago DWP urges people not to miss out on State Pension boost before cut

People have until April 5 to buy back National Insurance years going back as far as 2006.

Politics

1 week ago Shock DWP letters tell bereaved relatives underpaid state pension investigation is OVER

Many elderly women died while unwittingly being underpaid untold sums in a state pension scandal uncovered by Steve Webb and This is Money.

Events

2 w. ago DWP benefit and rule changes in April 2025 including PIP, State Pension and Universal Credit

Benefit rates increasing, Universal Credit debt repayments changing and Carer's Allowance earning threshold going up - here's a full list of benefit and rule changes happening from next month

Politics