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New DWP response to calls for weekly State Pension of £549 for people over 60
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Thousands of people have signed an online petition supporting proposals for a new ‘universal’ State Pension.
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Full New State Pension payments during retirement means you need to work this number of years
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Older people do not automatically receive full New State Pension payments of £221.20 each week when they retire.
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DWP breaks down Pension Credit barriers to help older people claim £4,200 income boost
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A successful new claim for Pension Credit can unlock access to Winter Fuel Payments, help with housing costs and Council Tax.
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Former DWP employee on future plans to means-test State Pension payments
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The New and Basic Sate Pensions are set to rise by 4.1 per cent from next April.
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Conservatives announce State Pension could be means-tested under the Triple Lock
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The Triple Lock determines the annual uprating for the New and Basic State Pensions.
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Older people could be due DWP payout after new State Pension communication issue identified
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is urging pensioners who may be affected to contact the DWP.
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Scottish Labour MPs revolt against UK Government over Waspi compensation
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Lillian Jones became the latest MP to criticise the Labour Government for failing to reimburse women born in the 1950s affected by the change to state pension age.
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MPs unite on calls for vote on State Pension age compensation for millions of WASPI women
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More than 50 MPs attended a parliamentary debate on State Pension compensation for 1950s-born women.
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£200 winter heating help for people aged between 66 and 79 due before end of month
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Eligible pensioners over 80 are set to receive the full Winter Fuel Payment of £300 before January 29.
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Second legal bid to reverse Winter Fuel Payment cuts to millions of pensioners
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A court in Edinburgh heard how the Scottish Government's decision was a ‘direct consequence’ of the Westminster move.
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People urged to maximise State Pension payments before end of current financial year
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People have until April 5 to plug National Insurance gaps going back as far as 2008.
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UK Government responds to calls to scrap £169.50 TV licence fee for all pensioners
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Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the £169.50 TV licence fee to end for people over 66.
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Wishaw MSP hits out at UK Labour's WASPI 'betrayal' as issue set for Holyrood debate
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Figures reveal almost 20,000 North Lanarkshire women may have lost out
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Older people urged to claim £4,200 income top-up before reaching State Pension age
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DWP received 8,500 ‘advanced’ Pension Credit claims in the last week of 2024.
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New update on calls to increase State Pension payments and stop 'means-testing’ older people
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Thousands of people have signed an online petition supporting the proposals for higher State Pension payments.
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Older people on disability benefits may be due extra weekly top-up of £82.90 from April
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Pensioners claiming Carer’s Allowance may also be eligible for an extra payment of £46.40 each week.
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Pensioners on this benefit must tell DWP before going on holiday or payments could stop
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Over 1.4 million older people currently receive an income top-up through Pension Credit.
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DWP urged to consider changing State Pension payments to monthly
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A former DWP employee shares how the frequency of State Pension payments can easily be changed to weekly or fortnightly.
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Older people with long-term health conditions due up to £1,362 each month from April
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The annual uprating will see State Pensions and benefits rise on April 7.
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Support for State Pension age compensation for all WASPI women soars ahead of Commons vote
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At least 35 Labour MPs have reportedly criticised the UK Government's decision not to award State Pension compensation.
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Specific group of women on State Pension due back payments of nearly £8,000 this year
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HMRC has issued more than 370,000 letters to older people whose State Pension may be underpaid.
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People on Basic State Pension of less than £406 each month could be due extra DWP payment
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There are also 760,000 older people eligible for Pension Credit not claiming the £4,200 annual income top-up.
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Full list of one-off payments worth up to £300 due to be issued this winter
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Most payments are designed to help cover the costs of higher energy bills over the colder months.
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New DWP update on State Pension age compensation for WASPI women
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Millions of women affected by changes to their State Pension age were told in December there will be no compensation scheme.
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