65 h. ago People set to retire this year could boost annual State Pension payments by up to £694

The New State Pension is worth up to £11,973 over the current financial year.

Economics

67 h. ago I tried the walking method that offers ‘10 times the benefits’ of walking 10,000 steps per day

Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?

Politics

3 d. ago US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple years

Society

3 d. ago DWP confirms four major changes to Universal Credit starting from next April

Nearly 4 million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 under new reforms.

Politics

3 d. ago Married couple caught in £50,000 DWP benefit scam after posting holiday photos online

Alan Forsythe, 37, and wife Jemma, 36, were living with their two children when they claimed they were each living alone

Economics

4 d. ago Disabled will lose £3,000 a year in 'stain on Labour Party' benefit cuts, MPs told

Labour backbencher Rachael Maskell told the Commons that welfare reforms that would cut the Universal Credit health aspect would be a 'stain on this great party'

Economics

4 d. ago Thicko benefits cheat couple defrauded £50k from DWP before stupid holiday snaps

A benefit cheat couple fraudulently claimed over £50,000 by telling the DWP they had separated and were therefor single parents, but holiday photos posted to social media gave the game away

Economics

4 d. ago Married couple caught in £50,000 benefits scam after posting holiday photos online

The pair claimed they were single parents between 2019 and 2023 before their snaps went on social media

Economics

4 d. ago DWP were told married couple had split up, then they saw their holiday pictures

The married couple conned their way to more than £50,000 in DWP benefits they weren't entitled to

Politics

5 d. ago PIP list shows there are now 13 heart conditions that could qualify for benefit

Nearly 90,000 people are receiving the disability benefit for cardiovascular diseases

Politics

5 d. ago State Pension payment boost for people looking after grandchildren during summer holidays

Older people could boost their State Pension by more than £6,000 over a typical 20-year retirement.

Economics

5 d. ago Pensioners can claim two benefits which boost annual income by over £10,000

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

Economics

6 d. ago New pension rule change could boost workers' retirement funds by up to £29,000

A new government bill will see small pension pots consolidated, create larger schemes, and ensure they are good value for money

Economics

6 d. ago Workers set to get major £29k boost to pension thanks to new government reforms

New rules being brought in by Labour on retirement mean that some workers will be getting as much as £29k extra in their pension - find out how the new reforms will affect you

Economics

6 d. ago DWP could give £29,000 boost to millions of workers paying into pensions

A new UK Government Bill is reforming pensions, with 20 million set to benefit from the changes

Economics

6 d. ago State Pension inheritance rule boosts over half a million payments by £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics

6 d. ago Millions of pensioners could get £29,000 boost after new retirement rule

Millions could see a pensions boost of £29,000 as the Government's Pension Schemes Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading today

Economics

6 d. ago New DWP workplace pension plans to help people boost retirement pots by £29,000

The new Pensions Schemes Bill will also make it easier for savers to access and manage their pensions.

Economics

6 d. ago UK workers to get £29,000 pension boost under new retirement rules

Small pension pots worth £1,000 or less would be consolidated into larger schemes under the new Pension Schemes Bill, which returns to Parliament for its second reading today

Economics

8 d. ago Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake

Rose Jones was told to repay £2,145 after she unwittingly breached ‘draconian’ carer’s allowance regulationsA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was “amazed” and “overwhelmed” after Guardian readers paid off her £2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay £2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped “draconian” carer’s allowance earnings regulations. Continue reading...

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