34 m. ago State Pension payments could be frozen due to soaring costs of annual uprating under Triple Lock

Financial expert Claire Trott suggests further increases to the age of retirement may help control soaring State Pension costs.

Economics

46 m. ago August Bank Holiday benefits payments: DWP moves up UK benefits, pension payments – when you'll get your cash

Millions of families can expect their benefits early this week 🎉

Economics

2 h. ago People nearing retirement age could boost annual State Pension payments by up to £694

Deferring your State Pension could increase DWP payments in retirement.

Economics

4 h. ago State pension tax alert as these claimants are just £600 away from HMRC bill

Payment rates for the state pension go up each April

Economics

7 h. ago Plans for tyre plant in Swansea opposed by nearly 1,000 people set to be rejected

A company hoped to build the new facility at an industrial park but the plans didn't go down well in the area

Politics

7 h. ago The art of the city: a walking tour of Edinburgh’s best landscape sculptures

Start with Andy Goldsworthy’s earthy installations at the Royal Scottish Academy, then head outdoors to discover more of his work, alongside pieces by Barbara Hepworth, Antony Gormley and Charles JencksA distinct farmyard smell lingers near the muddy Sheep Paintings. People walk slowly between two dense hedges of windfallen oak branches, or stand silently in a fragile cage of bulrush stems with light seeping through the mossy skylight overhead. I’m visiting the largest ever indoor exhibition of work by Andy Goldsworthy, one of Britain’s most influential nature artists. His recent installations have a visceral sense of rural landscape: hare’s blood on paper, sheep shit on canvas, rusty barbed wire, stained wool, cracked clay.The show is a sensory celebration of earth – its textures and temperatures, colours, character. The seasons cycle through an ongoing multidecade series of photos featuring the same fallen elm. There are leaf patterns and delicate woven branches, crusts of snow, l...

Politics

10 h. ago New way for people over State Pension age to claim Attendance Allowance payments from DWP

Nearly 1.7 million people over State Pension age currently receive either £73.90 or £110.40 every week in Attendance Allowance.

Economics

22 h. ago State pensioners urged to note this change as you could soon get HMRC bill

Payment rates for the state pension go up each April

Economics

22 h. ago Moment 'tacky' woman does beauty treatment on train as people say it's 'so dangerous they could pass out'

A Londoner shocked fellow passengers when she started an unlikely beauty treatment on her commute. Many claimed the brazen act could have caused people nearby to 'pass out'.

Politics

30 h. ago People on PIP could see monthly payments rise to nearly £800 next April

The September CPI figure published in October will determine the annual uprating for DWP disability benefits.

Economics

41 h. ago Multiple 999 calls about two people drowning in the sea near Blackpool's Central Pier

It followed social media reports of 'multiple fatalities' at the seaside over the weekend

Events

47 h. ago How benefit and pension payment dates will change over bank holiday weekend

The usual payment date will be changing due to the bank holiday

Economics

48 h. ago Labour review could pave way for state pension age to rise to 70 as retirees are forecast to make up a quarter of the adult population by 2075

Dr Suzy Morrissey has been appointed to prepare an independent report as part of the Government's review of the official retirement age that is due to conclude in 2029.

Politics

48 h. ago People on New or Basic State Pension can change monthly payments to weekly

A former DWP employee shares how the frequency of State Pension payments can easily be changed to weekly.

Economics

48 h. ago DWP free benefits calculator helps nearly 1million people get cash they were owed

The number of people who found they were entitled to cash they hadn't even known existed has been revealed, and the sum of money they were missing out on

Economics

51 h. ago Government State Pension age review: rising UK State Pension age may push retirement to 70

A new government review could reshape when you can claim your pension 🕰️

Politics

51 h. ago DWP state pensioners to get surprise payments in bank accounts on Friday

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a reminder to state pension and Pension Credit claimants across the UK that their payment dates are set to change this week

Economics

52 h. ago How many years you need to work to get full new state pension

The full New State Pension payment is £230.25 a week but to get this you'll need to have paid a certain amount of National Insurance contributions - find out how many years you need to work here

Economics

53 h. ago Older people making a new claim for disability benefits could boost income to up to £1,670 each month

In most cases, people nearing State Pension age making a new claim for PIP are given a 10-year award.

Economics

53 h. ago New State Pension age changes set to delay retirement payments for millions of people

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028 with a further rise planned to 68.

Economics