5 h. ago DWP and HMRC benefits and pension changes to look out for in the Autumn Budget

There are many DWP and HMRC benefits and pension changes expected at the Budget, including rate increases

Economics

27 h. ago People nearing retirement age could boost annual State Pension payments by nearly £700

Deferring your State Pension could increase DWP payments in retirement.

Economics

51 h. ago Martin Lewis issues State Pension tax warning ahead of Budget and says 'it will probably be the first time you will pay'

The State Pension is expected to increase by more than 4% next April in line with the triple lock promise

Economics

52 h. ago A HUGE retirement saving crisis looms if state pension triple lock is ditched

Former minister Steve Webb found out Government estimates for how much people would 'under-save' if the guarantee was axed - and says they are 'shocking'.

Economics

3 d. ago UK Government warned State Pension age changes will disadvantage people in Scotland

The State Pension age will increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

Events

3 d. ago Pension changes row threatens Germany’s coalition government

Youth wing of conservatives say younger people will be left carrying can for older generation A row over pension changes is threatening the future of the German coalition government, with a youth wing of the conservatives of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, gaining support for an attempt to block legislation which they argue will leave younger Germans carrying the can for the older generation.An 18-strong group of young MPs, the Junge Union, has been accused of holding Merz’s coalition government to ransom over its demands to revise proposed pension changes, which would guarantee pension increases for the next six years. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Calls for 'unjust' DWP State Pension triple lock to be scrapped

The state pension increased 4.1 percent this year thanks to the triple lock

Politics

6 d. ago Triple lock update as economic figures 'tighten the Treasury's fiscal position'

State pension payments rise each April in line with the triple lock

Economics

6 d. ago Triple lock under threat as DWP state pension bill 'continues to rise'

State pension payments go up each April in line with the triple lock

Economics

7 d. ago WASPI update on what happens to £250,000 fundraiser for judicial review

Many supporters have chipped in towards WASPI's legal costs

Economics

7 d. ago DWP PIP claims review change update as minister confirm replies over 'lifelong' conditions

A disabled PIP claimants group has said it is a 'common sense approach' and 'makes things easier for claimants'

Politics

8 d. ago Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board

Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to goUK politics live – latest updatesThe BBC’s charter review will examine political appointments to the broadcaster’s board, Lisa Nandy has said, as they have “damaged confidence and trust”.The culture secretary was asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme whether the BBC board member Robbie Gibb, formerly Theresa May’s communications chief, had overstepped his remit and weighed in on politics. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago New calls to scrap Basic State Pension and pay everyone equal amounts

The UK Government is being urged to move everyone to the New State Pension and increase the weekly payment rates.

Economics

9 d. ago Pensioners urged to check if they will pay tax in retirement next year

The earnings growth measure looks set to be the multiplier for the Triple Lock for the annual uprating.

Economics

9 d. ago DWP issues update on plans to review benefit claimed by 1.4m people

Carer's Allowance is a benefit offered to those who care for someone for at least 35 hours a week

Politics

1 week ago The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future

Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novelEdgar Wright, that unstoppable force for good in cinema, has revived the sci-fi thriller satire last seen in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger; it now stars Glen Powell and is adapted directly from the original 1982 novel written by Stephen King under his “Richard Bachman” pen-name, a futurist nightmare set in that impossibly distant year of 2025. The resulting film is never anything but likable and fun – though never actually disturbing in the way that it’s surely supposed to be and the ending is fudged and anticlimactic.Yet there’s plenty of enjoyment to be had. Wright accelerates to a sprint for some full-tilt chase sequences; there’s a nice punk aesthetic with protest ’zines being produced by underground rebels; and Wright always delivers those sugar-rush pop slams on the soundtrack, including, of course, the S...

Politics

1 week ago DWP issues PIP review update as it looks into new and existing claims

The UK Government says it wants to ensure that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) remains a fair and fit for purpose benefit in a changing world

Politics

1 week ago Call for people who reach state pension age to be paid for five years even if they die

Sir Steve Webb, who was pensions minister when the triple lock was introduced, has urged Rachel Reeves to implement a ‘minimum guaranteed payout’ of five years

Events

2 w. ago Radical plan floated to increase state pension age by ONE year every decade

The qualifying age is currently 66 and is already set to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, but a Government review is under way to decide further increases.

Politics

2 w. ago Minister who helped roll out triple lock says it's 'not sustainable'

Concerns are growing that the triple lock is unsustainable

Politics