6 h. ago Married people over State Pension age could boost annual income by £4,300

Older people on weekly State Pension less than £346 could be due £4,300 boost

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8 h. ago Check if you could be due more than £1,300 a month as 1.7m pensioners eligible

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland are currently paying out two separate benefits to over 1.7 million people above State Pension age.

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8 h. ago Pensioners with certain health conditions could be due over £1,300 every month

More than 1.7 million people over State Pension age across Great Britain, are currently receiving up to £1,362 each month through a combination of two, separate payments.

Economics

32 h. ago State pensioners given 6pm deadline to speak to DWP about Winter Fuel Payment

Millions of state pensioners are set to receive the Winter Fuel Payment this year but the state pension age change determines who will get this and how to opt out before tax recovery

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33 h. ago New call for all people over State Pension age to get a Council Tax discount

A new online petition is calling for people on the State Pension to be exempt from paying Council Tax.

Economics

35 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment qualifying begins for millions of people over State Pension age

Qualifying week for Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payments runs from September 15 to 21, 2025.

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4 d. ago More people are avoiding retirement in a bid to live longer and avoid loneliness

The state pension age is currently 66, but is set to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, and then to 68 between 2044 and 2046

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4 d. ago Top tips to help people making a new claim for devolved disability benefits

New checklist from Social Security Scotland to help people making a new claim for Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payments.

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4 d. ago DWP benefits and discounts list for people over State Pension age

DWP has a range of benefits and discounts available to people over State Pension age

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4 d. ago £203 heating help this winter for people in Scotland aged between 66 and 79

Eligible people over 80 are set to receive the full Pension Age Winter Heating Payment of £305.

Economics

5 d. ago Full list of benefits and payments only people over State Pension age can claim

There are more than a dozen benefits and discounts available for men and women aged over 66.

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5 d. ago Pensioners can claim two benefits which boost annual income to nearly £17,800

Older people on a low income or living with a health condition could be due extra financial help on top of their State Pension.

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5 d. ago Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £110 every week

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment can provide additional financial support for older people.

Economics

6 d. ago DWP rules on number of years you need to work to get full State Pension

The State Pension is a regular payment from the UK Government that you can claim when you reach the State Pension age

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7 d. ago The freebies and discounts over 60s can claim before reaching state pension age

There are a wide selection of discounts you can get if you're over 60, including free bus travel and prescriptions

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7 d. ago Millions more on State Pension to be hit with bill this year

The number of people of State Pension age has increased to 13 million, according to the latest DWP figures

Economics

7 d. ago What is Pension Age Disability Payment and who can claim up to £441 every month

The devolved benefit has replaced Attendance Allowance in Scotland and aims to help older people with long-term health conditions.

Economics

8 d. ago Pensioners in specific age groups due up to £305 cash heating help from November

Pension Age Winter Heating Payments will be issued to 800,000 older people in Scotland.

Economics

8 d. ago New calls for review of gap between private pension and State Pension age

Scotland’s largest teaching union is urging the UK Government to review the pension age link due to falling life expectancy.

Economics

8 d. ago When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan

People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racistsI grew up twice. The first time in India, where I was born, and the second time in Ireland. One nation birthed me, the other swaddled my very soul. I was 24 years old when I arrived in Ireland in 1986, one of a handful of “aliens” in Sligo town. The only Irish people I had known until then were nuns, formidable women all, who ran many convent schools in India. I obviously didn’t impress them as I was deemed unmarriageable because of my consistently untidy needlework – at the age of 10. But I held no grudges, leaving India a little over a decade later, fortified by a wonderful education.Ireland in the 1980s shocked me in more ways than one. Yes, the 40 shades of green, the 21 types of rain, the 32 words for field and the 100,000 welcomes – they were all quite real. But also palpable was a society still stifled by religion. Married people had no right to divor...

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