6 h. 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

3 d. ago People set to retire this year could boost annual State Pension payments by up to £694

The New State Pension is worth up to £11,973 over the current financial year.

Economics

4 d. 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

5 d. ago DWP explains state pension rule that means payments 'reduced' for some claimants

You can currently claim your state pension from the age of 66

Economics

6 d. ago Older people with health issues urged to claim new devolved benefit

Pension Age Disability Payments has now replaced all claims for Attendance Allowance in Scotland.

Politics

6 d. ago State Pension payment boost for people looking after grandchildren during summer holidays

Older people could boost their State Pension by more than £6,000 over a typical 20-year retirement.

Economics

6 d. ago State Pension back payments of up to £8,377 for women in their 60s and 70s

The DWP has published an update on historical State Pension errors due to missing Home Responsibilities Protection.

Economics

7 d. ago State Pension inheritance rule boosts over half a million payments by £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics

1 week ago Older people with health issues could boost State Pension by up to £5,740 this year

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment are tax-free benefits worth either £73.90 or £110.40 each week.

Economics

1 week ago £203 heating bill help for people in Scotland aged between 66 and 79 due before winter

Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will be delivered by Social Security Scotland and replaces Winter Fuel Payment from DWP.

Economics

1 week 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

1 week ago Payment warning to people making a new claim for devolved disability benefits

Social Security Scotland has issued crucial advice to people getting help to make a new claim for Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payment.

Events

1 week ago After 123 years, the royal train hits the buffers: First ridden by King Edward VII, Charles deems running costs 'unjustifiable'

King Charles has decided the £1.5million annual running costs are unjustifiable in the current economic climate, and it will be decommissioned in 2027.

Events

2 w. ago DWP state pension payments to plummet as Brits born before 1959 set for 'bad news'

The DWP has issued a warning to those over the age of 66. Additional 420,000 pensioners are set to pay income tax this year, it has been warned

Economics

2 w. ago Disabled people ‘could face extra annual costs of £15,000 by end of the decade’

The annual disability price tag report comes just a day before MPs are expected to debate and vote on the Government’s welfare reform Bill.

Economics

2 w. ago Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say

Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child povertyBritain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisisDowning St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to preventionBritain’s “medieval” levels of health inequality are having a “devastating” effect on the NHS, experts have warned, with the health service estimated to be spending as much as £50bn a year on the effects of deprivation.Rising rates of child poverty have led to a growing burden on hospitals, with the knock-on cost to the NHS comparable to the annual defence budget. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago DWP full list of July benefit and pension payments revealed for 2025

The latest data from the DWP shows 24 million people claim some combination of DWP benefits, including 9.9 million people of working age, and 13 million of State Pension age

Economics

2 w. ago Full New State Pension payments during 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

2 w. ago List of benefits over 66s may be able to claim even if they're not eligible for Winter Fuel Payments

List of benefits people over 66 can claim even if they're not eligible for Winter Fuel Payments, including Pension Credit and Housing Benefit

Politics

2 w. ago Scottish Government confirms Winter Heating Payments for pensioners

The Scottish government has confirmed that it will provide Pension Age Winter Heating Payments to pensioner households from 2025/26 onwards, providing a vital lifeline to older and disabled people facing rising energy costs.

Economics