2 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.

Economics

2 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

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

2 w. ago Older people can claim DWP heating support worth up to £300 from this date this month

The UK Government has confirmed that Winter Fuel Payments will be issued automatically to around nine million people in England and Wales

Economics

2 w. ago DWP 48 health conditions that can give pensioners £110 weekly boost

Attendance Allowance can help provide financial support for a range of medical conditions - and here are some of the common reasons people claim

Economics

2 w. ago Pensioners can claim heating bill help of up to £300 from specific date this month

Most DWP payments will be issued automatically but postal claims can be made this month.

Economics

2 w. ago Vicar claimed £30,000 in unauthorised work expenses and used cash to set up a 'breakaway' church

Ryan Forey, 35, paid himself £300 a month and his wife £500 a month while he oversaw Citizen Church in Cardiff.

Economics

3 w. ago Smell of cannabis in cars sparks call to crack down on West Lothian's drug drivers

Harry Cartmill, chair of Bathgate’s Local Area Committee raised the question at this month’s meeting as it was revealed that 300 more frontline officers would be trained to carry out drug tests.

Events

3 w. ago Voices: Yes, Mounjaro is set to treble in price – but don’t abandon weight

The monthly cost of a private prescription exceeding £300 from next month is worrying news for the half a million Brits already using weight-loss jabs. Here, doctor and epidemiologist Tim Spector assesses your options if you can no longer afford the medication

Politics

4 w. ago Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £441 every month

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

Economics