4 h. ago Pensioners with health issues urged to contact charity for help claiming up to £441 every month

Independent Age can help older people with health issues claim Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment.

Economics

24 h. ago Pensioners can claim winter heating payments worth up to £305

You will be eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment if you live in Scotland and you were born on, or before, September 21, 1959

Economics

29 h. ago Triple lock update over 'review' of state pension increase calculation

State pension payments increase each April under the current rules

Politics

29 h. ago Triple lock alert as state pensioners urged to check bank account

State pension payments increase in April in line with the triple lock

Economics

42 h. ago Change means 600,000 to miss £300 winter fuel payment for 12 months

People born 'one day late' could miss the £300 winter fuel payment due to state pension change in 2026

Economics

42 h. ago People born 'one day late' to miss £300 winter fuel payment after age change

The winter fuel payment is worth between £200 and £300 per household

Economics

46 h. ago New State Pension age review urged to allow people to claim retirement payments early

Retirement experts are also calling for at least 12 years’ notice before any further State Pension age rises.

Economics

2 d. ago Four women and kids devour £300 worth of steaks and cocktails then walk out without paying

The four women and their children tucked into steaks and shots of Baileys at Cheers restaurant in Norwich, before brazenly walking out without paying the £300 bill

Economics

3 d. ago Four women devoure £300 worth of steaks and cocktails then leave without paying

The women tucked into over £130 worth of steaks and downed 11 shots of Baileys worth £71.50 before they brazenly walked out the restaurant without paying for the bill

Economics

4 d. ago Pensioners face new tax bill and may need to fill in HMRC form after key date

State pension payments increase each April in line with the triple lock, with payments set to go up 4.8 per cent next year

Economics

4 d. ago New calls for monthly State Pension payments of £2,888 for every older person

A new online petition is calling for the UK Government to ‘abolish’ the Basic State Pension and move everyone to the New State Pension.

Economics

4 d. ago Pensioners can claim winter heating payments of up to £305 until next March

Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will be issued automatically to most older Scots, but some will need to claim.

Economics

5 d. ago State pensioners warned over £25,000 HMRC limit as 'you could pay a lot more tax'

State pension payments increase each April thanks to the triple lock

Economics

6 d. ago State Pension uprating will not be paid to thousands of older people next year

Around 453,000 older people will not get new State Pension payments during the 2026/27 financial year.

Politics

7 d. ago New PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance weekly payment rates from April

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will confirm the new State Pension and benefit payment rates at the Autumn Budget.

Politics

7 d. ago DWP confirms five groups who won't qualify for Winter Fuel Payment this year

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the five groups of over-66s who will not be eligible for the winter fuel payment this year, which is worth up to £300

Economics

7 d. ago List of pensioner heating payments by age and household type due next month

Pension Age Winter Heating Payments will be issued to nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland.

Society

7 d. ago State pensioners may need to fill in HMRC form after key date

Payment rates for the state pension increase each year

Politics

8 d. ago Older women urged to check for State Pension back payments worth around £8,300

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

Economics

8 d. ago New call for DWP to change State Pension payment inheritance rules

An online petition proposes that individuals should be able to nominate a beneficiary for their State Pension.

Economics