1 hour ago Expected new DWP PIP rates for all eight types of awards in 2026

The DWP will confirm the new payment rates for State Pensions and benefits for the 2026/27 financial year just before the Autumn Budget on November 26

Events

2 h. ago State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other payments could stop if you stay in hospital this winter

DWP payments may be reduced or paused if the relevant department is not notified, even if it is just for one night.

Economics

12 h. ago Pensioners paying emergency bills with burial funds and pulling out own teeth

Older people have told how they are taking desperate measures to pay unexpected bills with research revealing one in five on a low income would find a £50 emergency cost 'impossible or difficult' to cope with

Economics

23 h. ago DWP confirms group of pensioners that need to claim Winter Fuel Payment manually

Most pensioners will automatically be given the financial help to keep their homes warm over the winter

Economics

25 h. ago 83,655 State Pensioners missing out on DWP £300 payment in date quirk

Most pensioners will get the Winter Fuel Payment after a Labour u-turn but some have been told they will have to wait

Economics

29 h. ago Payment warning to pensioners in Scotland due up to £305 heating help this winter

Social Security Scotland’s winter heating payments start landing in bank accounts from this month.

Economics

40 h. ago BBC shouldn't pay a single penny to Donald Trump says former boss

Orange Manbaby has threatened to sue the Beeb and said he wants up to $5 billion compensation after it emerged they aired an edited version of him talking at a rally

Politics

43 h. ago Mum's DWP hell as she's chased for years over £5k debt she doesn't owe

A mum caring for her autistic son says she has felt 'suicidal' and under 'immense stress' after the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) sent her letters demanding she pay a £5,000 debt she didn't owe.

Economics

49 h. ago DWP code to check for on bank statement as millions to receive up to £300

Payments have already started to be sent out to some eligible pensioners

Economics

55 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment 2025: scam text and email warning for millions or pensioners

Millions of older people are being targeted by convincing fake messages ❄️

Events

55 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment 2025: scam text and email warning for millions of pensioners

Millions of older people are being targeted by convincing fake messages ❄️

Events

56 h. ago People over State Pension age due up to £305 heating payment from this week

Nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland will receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from November 16.

Economics

56 h. ago Triple lock update as economic figures 'tighten the Treasury's fiscal position'

State pension payments rise each April in line with the triple lock

Economics

56 h. ago Triple lock under threat as DWP state pension bill 'continues to rise'

State pension payments go up each April in line with the triple lock

Economics

60 h. ago Keir Starmer has had ‘500 days of failure’ in office, says SNP

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart highlighted issues such as pensioner winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

Events

3 d. ago Raise personal tax allowance for state pensioners from £12,570 update as key threshold looms

Concerns are growing that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could freeze the threshold for longer - meaning those on basic pensions would pay tax

Economics

4 d. ago London dentist warns 200% rent hike will lead to people 'pulling out own teeth'

London dentist warns 200% rent hike will lead to people 'pulling out own teeth'  London Evening Standard

Events

4 d. ago London dentist warns 200% rent hike will lead to people 'pulling out their own teeth'

Dentist warns surgery could be forced to go private due to huge rent hikes with potentially catastrophic consequences for patients

Events

4 d. ago State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefit pay day changes over Christmas and New Year

Full list of DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland payment date changes during the festive fortnight.

Economics

4 d. ago New calls to scrap Basic State Pension and pay everyone equal amounts

The UK Government is being urged to move everyone to the New State Pension and increase the weekly payment rates.

Economics