Deadline to plug national insurance gaps extended until April 2025 The deadline to fill national insurance gaps going back to April 2006 will be extended until April 5 2025, HMRC has confirmed. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
New DWP plans to invite specific group of older people to claim Pension Credit this summer Pensioner households in 10 local authorities including West Lothian will receive an ‘invitation to claim’ letter. Daily Record · Jun 12, 2023
New DWP 'week of action' to encourage people on State Pension to claim £3,500 annual income boost The DWP is urging thousands of older people to check if they qualify for Pension Credit. Daily Record · Jun 9, 2023
Government 'as committed as ever to pension dashboards' despite latest delay New legislative deadline of October 2026 imposed to give more time for the 'complex build' Insider UK · Jun 8, 2023
Government as committed as ever to pensions dashboards, says minister Pensions minister Laura Trott said the pensions dashboards programme will be given the flexibility it needs. The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
Pension trustees ‘should guard against savers making knee-jerk decisions’ For older savers with larger pots, it might take several years or more for recent losses to be recovered, a boss at The Pensions Regulator said. The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
‘No easy solution’ to pensions gender gap, minister tells industry gathering Pensions Minister Laura Trott said the issue is a ‘multi-faceted problem’ adding ‘when you measure something I do think you tend to focus on it more’. The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Check your State Pension forecast online to see how much you are due in retirement People can plug gaps in their National Insurance record until the end of July. Daily Record · May 26, 2023
Waffling Tory minister leaves ex-Dragon's Den star with head in hands on Question Time Tory minister Laura Trott tried to heap blame onto Labour when grilled on Question Time about her own Government's broken promises on slashing net migration figures Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023
Tory MP leaves Question Time panellist with head in hands over immigration stance TORY MP Laura Trott left one of the panellists on Question Time with his head in his hands following her response to a question about immigration. The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2023
Older people making a new claim for £3,500 income top-up could be due first payment by July New claims for Pension Credit can be backdated by up to three months. Daily Record · May 24, 2023
New calls to stop planned State Pension age rise from 67 to 68 The State Pension age is due to increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028. Daily Record · May 22, 2023
DWP offers £3,500 boost as thousands rush to claim It comes after a campaign from the Department for Work and Pensions helped to raise awareness of the free income boost Nottingham Post · May 9, 2023
10 days to claim pension credit and qualify for £301 cost-of-living payment Those who successfully claim pension credit by May 19 could also qualify for the latest cost-of-living payment, worth £301. The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
Daily Record · May 4, 2023 DWP rejects calls for early access to State Pension for people diagnosed with a terminal illness The SNP's Dave Doogan and other MPs urged the UK Government to change its rules around State Pension access.
Daily Record · May 1, 2023 DWP urged to create ‘bold’ new Pension Credit uptake strategy to help more older people claim £3,500 benefit Independent Age estimates 590,000 pensioners are missing out on financial support worth over £1.1 billion.
Nottingham Post · Apr 25, 2023 DWP plans to target elderly people who may be due £3,500 income top-up There have been 271,851 Pension Credit applications submitted from April 2022 to March 2023
Daily Record · Apr 25, 2023 New DWP plans to target more older people who may be due £3,500 income top-up DWP also announced Pension Credit awareness week will run from June 12-16, 2023.
Daily Record · Apr 6, 2023 Check online State Pension forecast to find out how much money you will be due each week People can plug any gaps in their National Insurance record until the end of July.
Daily Record · Mar 23, 2023 More than half a million phonecalls to DWP this month about boosting State Pension payments before deadline People have until the end of July to plug gaps in their National Insurance record going back to 2006.
Daily Record · Mar 22, 2023 Martin Lewis shares essential tips for older people trying to boost State Pension payments before DWP deadline People can only top up National Insurance years between 2006 and 2016 until July 31, 2023.
Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023 People urged to check State Pension forecast to find out how much money they are due each week A deadline has been extended allowing people more time to boost their retirement pot.
Daily Record · Mar 6, 2023 DWP confirms support for proposals to expand pension saving scheme for millions of young adults Plans to expand Automatic Enrolment will enable people to save more and to start building retirement posts earlier.
Wales Online · Mar 3, 2023 Pensions dashboards delay comes as blow to those saving for retirement Minister says postponement is necessary to reset scheme and ensure it is introduced smoothly
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023 Proposals to expand pension saving to younger adults backed by Government A Private Members’ Bill, being supported by the Government, could pave the way for the automatic enrolment age to be lowered to 18.