Payment dates of benefits can be affected by bank holidays and weekends, and the State Pension is paid on different days of ...

The WASPI campaigners will be pleased to see the WASPI issue getting a fresh airing in Parliament, as they currentlly have ...

The majority of retirees are still on the basic state pension system, potentially getting £2,700 less than others every year.

Ms Long Bailey along with other MPs is pushing for a backbench business debate on the matter, which is provisionally ...

Older people do not automatically receive full New State Pension payments of £230.25 each week when they retire.

Sandra Wrench worked at the DWP for 42 years and warns of a widening gap between the New and Basic State Pensions.

Mrs Wrench added: "The DWP have confirmed they cannot means-test the State Pension, so possibly the only way that the ...

In April this year, all benefits saw a rise of 1.7 per cent, in line with the September 2024 inflation figure. This increase ...

MILLIONS of people could get a cash boost of over £600 to their state pension next year. The benefit is on track to increase ...

It would mean the new State Pension would rise by £634 next year - from £11,973 to £12,607. But this could mean that State ...

State pensioners face an age increase which could "widen inequalities" in a blow to retirees. Standard Life's report ...

The proposal came from Standard Life, urging the DWP and Labour to pay the state pension early to certain claimants. It comes ...