31 h. ago Pensioners urged to check for unclaimed benefit worth up to £5,740 every year

Money Saving Expert has created a new guide to claiming Attendance Allowance and shared inspiring success stories.

Economics

37 h. ago Benefits cheat pocketed more than £70,000 despite owning holiday home abroad

A court heard George Tatlow, who is from Swansea, south Wales, claimed pension credits, housing benefit and reduced council tax while failing to declare his true assets

Society

4 d. ago Benefit cheat pensioner pocketed £70,000 despite owning a second home abroad

The pensioner had a property in Bulgaria, owned land in Carmarthenshire, and had other assets he failed to mention when claiming benefits

Economics

6 d. ago Exact date State Pension will rise as DWP confirms 2026 PIP benefit increases

Nearly 13 million older people receiving State Pension will see payments rise by 4.8% from April 6 while those on working age or disability benefits can expect an uplift of 3.8%

Economics

7 d. ago Exact date DWP will increase State Pension, PIP or other benefit payments

State Pension and benefits will increase by 3.8 per cent over the 2026/27 financial year.

Economics

7 d. ago DWP £80 weekly payment not being claimed by 910,000 pensioners

Nearly one million pensioners are failing to claim a benefit worth an average of £4,300 a year, according to DWP data

Economics

9 d. ago Attendance Allowance claim form tips to help pensioners boost income by £441 each month

The charity Independent Age is helping pensioners with health issues claim the tax-free benefit.

Economics

1 week ago 'Our pubs are a Labour cash cow': The landlords facing financial ruin from Rachel Reeves' brutal tax raids as huge hikes in business rates put their once thriving locals on the brink of closure

Rachel Reeves' tax hikes - including a major business rates setback for the UK hospitality sector - have left owners suffering 'sleepless nights' as they decide between closure or financial ruin.

Economics

1 week ago 'Our pubs are a Labour cash cow': The landlords facing financial ruin from Rachel Reeves' brutal tax raids as huge hikes in business rates put their once thriving locals on the brink of closure

Rachel Reeves' tax hikes - including a major business rates setback for the UK hospitality sector - have left owners suffering 'sleepless nights' as they decide between closure or financial ruin.

Economics

1 week ago Universal Credit claimants set for up to £25 extra each month

Here's who will get the money and when

Economics

1 week ago Property prices are dragging more families into inheritance tax: Housing wealth now makes up nearly HALF of tax

New figures highlight how paying death duties is no longer solely the preserve of the cash-rich, as rising house prices pull more families into the tax net.

Economics

2 w. ago New 2026 rates and dates confirmed for universal credit, PIP, state pension and more

Some benefits will increase in April while others have been frozen

Economics

2 w. ago New devolved benefit payment rates for pensioners, disabled people and families from April

Social Security Scotland will deliver 17 benefits and one-off payments in 2026.

Economics

2 w. ago Pensioners claiming new health benefit this week could receive first payment this month

The average processing time for new Pension Age Disability Payment claims is seven working days.

Economics

2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch vows to slash business rates to save pubs from Labour's tax apocalypse saying they are being treated like 'cash cows'

The Conservative leader said her party has 'identified billions of pounds of savings from things like bringing down the welfare bill and reducing the size of the Civil Service'.

Economics

3 w. ago DWP cost of living support update including boost for 'over 12 million pensioners'

Over 12 million pensioners will benefit from a State Pension increase of up to £575 a year, the Pensions Minister has said

Economics

3 w. ago Pensioners and benefit claimants 'set to cash in with new tax rules'

Analysis claims millions earning around £50,000 will see their take-home pay fall - but others are set to benefit

Economics

3 w. ago How much DWP benefits such as Universal Credit, PIP, JSA, ESA, Child Benefit and pension will by rise in 2026

Many benefits will increase in April at the start of the financial year

Politics

3 w. ago DWP benefit changes in 2026, Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension

Experts have pulled together a full list of all the known changes due in the next 12 months, including the end of legacy benefits and increases in others

Politics

3 w. ago The major changes to DWP benefits coming in 2026 including rate increases and cap scrapped

Benefit and pension payments will increase, winter fuel payments will have to be paid back and legacy benefits will come to an end

Politics