8 h. ago Top tips to help people making a new claim for devolved disability benefits

New checklist from Social Security Scotland to help people making a new claim for Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payments.

Politics

12 h. ago £203 heating help this winter for people in Scotland aged between 66 and 79

Eligible people over 80 are set to receive the full Pension Age Winter Heating Payment of £305.

Economics

31 h. ago UN agency appeals for funds to help tens of thousands of quake

The U.N. migration agency is appealing for funds for around 134,000 people in Afghanistan who need help nearly two weeks after an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in the country’s mountainous east

Politics

32 h. ago Full list of benefits and payments only people over State Pension age can claim

There are more than a dozen benefits and discounts available for men and women aged over 66.

Economics

38 h. ago Pensioners can claim two benefits which boost annual income to nearly £17,800

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

42 h. 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

54 h. ago Islamists 'summarily execute' nearly 130 people including 70 worshipping during prayers in Niger bloodbath

Islamist insurgents have 'summarily executed' nearly 130 people, including 70 worshippers during prayers, in Niger. 

Events

56 h. ago State Pension petition hits 10,500 signatures over increased payments for older Brits

The 'Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48 hours at Living Wage' petition has now surpassed the signature threshold, and most likely will receive a response from the DWP

Economics

58 h. ago DWP rules on number of years you need to work to get full State Pension

The State Pension is a regular payment from the UK Government that you can claim when you reach the State Pension age

Economics

59 h. ago Rescuers in Pakistan scramble to save residents as swollen rivers reach dangerous levels

Officials say rescuers backed by the military and volunteers are racing against time to evacuate thousands of people from flooded villages near Jalalpur Pirwala in eastern Pakistan

Events

59 h. ago Rightwing influencer accompanied Ice agents during raids in Chicago

Ben Bergquam was with Ice agents during a raid on Sunday and yelled at protesters that they were ‘the enemy within’A rightwing influencer accompanied officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Chicago on Sunday as the agency ramps up arrests in the city. Ice agents arrested four people on the city’s south-west side.Ben Bergquam, the rightwing internet personality, was with agents, filming and making content as well as getting into altercations with local residents along the way, according to a video the Guardian viewed on X. In the video, he appears to be in the car with Ice agents and nearby as they arrest people; later on he yells at a group of Chicagoans who are gathered to prevent Ice operations that they are “the enemy within”. Continue reading...

Politics

63 h. ago New calls to give early State Pension payments to disabled people over 60

An online petition is calling on the UK Government to change State Pension eligibility rules.

Economics

63 h. ago Signs near French beaches to warn against trying to reach UK

Exclusive: Refugee organisations dismiss Home Office-endorsed publicity campaign as a ‘gimmick’Asylum seekers in northern France who hope to reach the UK in small boats are to be targeted with Home Office-endorsed posters and leaflets telling them that they are risk of being returned under a new “one in, one out” deal.Signs in English and French will be mounted near French beaches around Calais and Dunkirk to tell people that they are risking their lives and are being deceived by smuggling gangs about the opportunities they will be given in the UK. Continue reading...

Events

66 h. ago Full New State Pension payments in retirement means you need to work this number of years

Older people do not automatically receive full New State Pension payments of £230.25 each week when they retire.

Economics

3 d. ago The $1,000 wedding ticket: should you charge friends and family to attend your big day?

A couple in the US convinced nearly 300 people – some of whom they’d never met – to pay to come to their nuptialsName: Wedding tickets.Age: Marley Jaxx is 34, Steve J Larsen is 37. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake

The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

Events

3 d. ago New State Pension payment uprating from April could be set out next week

The earnings growth measure which could decide the annual State Pension increase will be published on September 16.

Economics

3 d. ago Older women urged to check for State Pension back payments worth around £8,000

DWP has paid our more than £100 million in arrears payments for historical errors linked to National Insurance credits.

Economics

3 d. ago Millions of people on DWP benefits set for bonus payment before Christmas

You will be eligible for the payment, which is paid out automatically, if you claim benefits such as Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit and Personal Independence Payment

Economics

3 d. ago What is Pension Age Disability Payment and who can claim up to £441 every month

The devolved benefit has replaced Attendance Allowance in Scotland and aims to help older people with long-term health conditions.

Economics