9 h. ago State pension postcode lottery as some people get just six years' worth of payments

The state pension age is currently 66 for both men and women but is increasing to 67 between April 2026 and April 2028.

Economics

11 h. ago UK Government urged to offer State Pension age compensation to WASPI women

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville also said lower life expectancy in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK risks inequalities in pensions.

Politics

14 h. ago Pensioners can claim winter heating payments worth up to £305

You will be eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment if you live in Scotland and you were born on, or before, September 21, 1959

Economics

14 h. ago DWP changes to State Pension age to affect those born on these dates

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase due to be completed for all men and women across the UK by 2028

Politics

18 h. ago New State Pension age set to change next year for people with these birthdays

The State Pension age will increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

Politics

22 h. ago UK pension age review must recognise Scotland’s demographics, says Somerville

The Scottish Government has submitted its views to the UK-wide pension age review.

Politics

36 h. ago DWP confirms cuts to Universal Credit health element will start in April

New Universal Credit changes will see around four million households get an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725.

Science

36 h. ago New State Pension age review urged to allow people to claim retirement payments early

Retirement experts are also calling for at least 12 years’ notice before any further State Pension age rises.

Economics

37 h. ago The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus review – a cult writer tries something new

The I Love Dick author combines autofiction with memoir and true crimeThe Four Spent the Day Together is full of people seeking fresh starts, attempting to give up drugs or abusive marriages, only to find hope curdling into violence. Chris Kraus uses the phrase a lot, making it wilfully jaded in its repetitions. “He could make a fresh start.” “They decided to make a fresh start.” And all along, here she is, making her own fresh start, because this seems a new kind of book – documentarian, genuinely novelistic. But then it turns out to be packed with the same dilemmas and styles as the old ones.Kraus is an artist who became a writer almost accidentally with her 1997 cult classic I Love Dick, comprised of letters to an unreceptive lover, turning confessional female writing from abjection into assassination. She carried on writing, but the three subsequent fascinating and rebarbative novels lacked the shock and immediacy the letter form brought to the voic...

Politics

64 h. ago Of course most of us don’t know the state pension age – we don’t think we’ll ever retire

As a new study reveals that only one in five people are aware of when they can stick up an indefinite ‘gone fishing’ sign, Helen Coffey explores whether it’s indicative of a more troubling trend around pension ignorance and magical thinking

Politics

4 d. ago Pensioners can claim winter heating payments of up to £305 until next March

Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will be issued automatically to most older Scots, but some will need to claim.

Economics

4 d. ago New WASPI update on calls for State Pension age compensation for millions of women

Dozens of MPs have urged DWP ministers to meet with WASPI campaigners ahead of a legal challenge.

Economics

5 d. ago DWP confirms measure to help older people find work ahead of State Pension age change

People will need to work longer as the State Pension age will increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

Economics

6 d. ago Social media's 'dark theories' over weird stain spotted on Melania Trump's birthday card to Donald

A stain on the card Melania Trump sent to her husband Donald Trump on his 71st birthday sparked a flurry of theories online - and it's not the first time people have speculated about her marriage

Politics

7 d. ago List of pensioner heating payments by age and household type due next month

Pension Age Winter Heating Payments will be issued to nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland.

Society

7 d. ago State Pension uprating could be frozen due to soaring costs of Triple Lock

Financial expert Claire Trott suggests further increases to the age of retirement may help control soaring State Pension costs.

Economics

8 d. ago More than 1.1m people over pension age could pay income tax on savings accounts

Some 1,160,000 people over state pension age are expected to incur an income tax liability on savings, according to data obtained by AJ Bell.

Economics

1 week ago Married people over State Pension age could boost annual income by £4,300

Older people with a weekly State Pension of less than £346 could be due extra money from DWP.

Economics

1 week ago People with income over £35,000 could owe HMRC up to £300 from winter support

The Winter Fuel Payment is worth between £100 and £300 and is designed to help people with their energy bills during the colder months of the year - but some people may need to pay it back

Economics

1 week ago DWP State Pension age changes for people born on these dates in 2026

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 - and comes as this week it emerged it the amount people get will even higher than thought

Politics