DWP State Pension under 'scrutiny' as payments could hit £13,000
A 3.7% uplift would mean the full new state pension increasing from £230.25 a week to £238.75 a week, or £12,415 a year, marking an annual rise of £442. The full basic state pension would climb from ...
DWP Triple Lock could deliver £442 State Pension increase next year
The growing pressures of paying for the state pension means the triple lock could soon come under scrutiny, an expert has ...
DWP confirms exact amount in bank accounts that will trigger fraud checks
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the exact amounts that could trigger a fraud alert when benefit claimants ...
Thousands of state pensioners urged to come forward for 'free' perk from BBC
Pension Credit claimants who receive the £3,900 benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) are yet to claim it ...
Full list of benefits and payments people over State Pension age alone can claim
It's not means-tested, but the amount you receive depends on how many qualifying years of National Insurance Contributions or ...
DWP shares exact bank account amount that will trigger fraud checks
For 2024-2025 and maintained for 2025-2026 as confirmed by the DWP are the capital limits associated with benefits. According ...
DWP urges state pensioners to come forward for seven perks 'only they' can claim
The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) is handing out Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, Pension Age Disability ...
My state pension record is wrong! STEVE WEBB launches new probe and an appeal to readers
I have checked my National Insurance record and have found gaps when I received Universal Credit but not the NI credits for ...
Full list of benefits and payments only people over State Pension age can claim
Some 8.8m retirees are receiving up to £678 every pay period through the Basic State Pension. For anyone approaching the ...
Thousands of state pensioners may not get Winter Fuel Payment until April as backlog grows
It's understood that many state pensioners might have to wait until April to receive their Winter Fuel Payment. The benefit ...
DWP 'overpays' thousands of state pensioners who 'don't have to pay it back'
Former Liberal Democrats pensions minister Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the DWP do not make clear that repaying the ...
DWP tells UK households ‘you don’t have to pay it back’ after pension mistake
An error saw the DWP overpay more than £500 million of State Pension and Pension Credit payments into accounts.