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People on State Pension can quickly check eligibility for £3,500 top-up online before making new claim

The online calculator can be used by friends or family to help older people claim extra support.

Daily Record · Apr 24, 2023

Older people living on their own could be due up to £201 extra each week

Low income pensioner households may also qualify for the £301 cost of living payment.

Daily Record · Apr 24, 2023

New State Pension increase this month could see more retired people paying tax

The full new State Pension is worth £10,600 over the 2023/24 financial year.

Daily Record · Apr 21, 2023

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New calls to raise Local Housing Allowance in-line with inflation to help private tenants with cost of living

A new petition proposes increasing rates by 10.1% to help offset rising rent costs in the private housing sector.

Daily Record · Apr 21, 2023

People on State Pension or benefits set to receive payments early next week due to bank holiday

May Day will see some scheduled payments land in bank accounts on Friday, April 28.

Daily Record · Apr 21, 2023

Martin Lewis urges single and married people on State Pension to check for £3,500 income boost

The consumer champion warns nearly one million pensioners are missing out on a ‘gateway’ benefit.

Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023

Martin Lewis shares simple way people nearing retirement age can boost State Pension by £500 each year

The new State Pension is now worth up to £203.85 each week after the annual uprating. was applied on April 10.

Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023

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Martin Lewis urges older women to check for State Pension historical underpayment worth thousands of pounds

Women over 70 could be due up to £11,500 in arrears as a result of DWP system errors.

Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023

DWP: State Pensioners with certain eyesight conditions could be due up to £407 a month

Here's how to check

Nottingham Post · Apr 19, 2023

DWP could owe people with eyesight issues up to £407 each month

People over State Pension age could be due extra cash

Liverpool Echo · Apr 19, 2023

People over State Pension age with eyesight issues could be due up to £407 each month

Attendance Allowance could help if you have an eye condition such as cataract, glaucoma or macular degeneration.

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2023

DWP urges thousands of people missing out on £3,500 to check if they are eligible for extra cash

The Department for Work and Pensions says people who qualify for Pension Credit could be on average £3,500 a year better off

Chronicle Live · Apr 18, 2023

People of State Pension age living with family could be due an extra £201 each week

Single pensioners and couples could be missing out on an income boost of over £3,500.

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2023

Half a million people on State Pension will see payments frozen and not rise this month

An estimated 500,000 retired Brits who live abroad will not receive the annual uprating.

Daily Record · Apr 17, 2023

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Daily Record · Apr 17, 2023

Nearly 1.4m people of State Pension age due £301 cost of living payment starting next week

More than 127,000 pensioners in Scotland are set to receive the payment between April 25 and May 17, 2023.

Daily Record · Apr 17, 2023

People over State Pension age with hearing issues could be due up to £101 each week

More than 7,800 older people are receiving either £68.10 or £101.75 through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

Attendance Allowance myths which stop people of State Pension age claiming up to £407 each month

Successful claimants could receive either £68.10 or £101.75 each week to help with additional living costs.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

Women over State Pension age could be due up to £11,500 in back payments this year

Married women, widowed and those over 80 could be due arrears for State Pension underpayments.

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Nottingham Post · Apr 14, 2023

State Pension petition calling for council tax exemption due Government response

The online petition has received more than 12,300 signatures of support - more than the 10,000 required to receive a reply from the UK Government

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

Full list of benefits older people can no longer claim when they reach State Pension age

There are two benefits people under 66 may be eligible to claim now that could carry over into State Pension age.

Daily Record · Apr 13, 2023

People of State Pension age with back pain could be due up to £101 each week from DWP

Successful claimants could receive either £272 or £407 every four weeks through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record · Apr 13, 2023

New calls to scrap Council Tax bills for people on State Pension due official response

More than 17,300 people have signed an online petition calling for Council Tax to be abolished for pensioners.

GoodToKnow · Apr 12, 2023

How do I check my National Insurance Contributions?

It's crucial to check your National Insurance contributions if you have taken time of work when having and raising children

Daily Record · Apr 12, 2023

People on full New State Pension claiming PIP could be due up to £1,506 each month

Nearly half a million people over State Pension age are receiving PIP payments.

Nottingham Post · Apr 12, 2023

DWP extends deadline for those in danger of missing out on full state pension

Here's how to check your details and what you need to do next

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