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People of State Pension age with a heart condition could be due up to £407 each month
Attendance Allowance
More than 103,000 people of State Pension age receive Attendance Allowance support for a heart condition.
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More than 12 ways older people can top-up their income or reduce outgoings before this year ends
State Pension
List of benefits, discounts and one-off payments only available for people over State Pension age.
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More than 500 WASPI women due letter on State Pension age change investigation before end of this week
State Pension
The Ombudsman will send draft findings on injustice and financial remedy as part of its investigation into State Pension age changes.
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Three groups of people over State Pension age may need to apply for Winter Fuel Payments this year
State Pension
Payments of up to £600 are set to start being made to millions of pensioners between November and January.
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State Pension and benefit payments annual uprating to be announced this week during Autumn Statement
State Pension
Speculation is growing about which measures Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will use for the annual uprating.
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New update for people still waiting on £300 Autumn cost of living payment
Benefits
The payment windows for the second part of the £900 cost of living support closed on November 19, 2023.
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People over State Pension age with poor eyesight could be due up to £407 each month
Attendance Allowance
Attendance Allowance could help people with eye conditions including cataract, glaucoma or macular degeneration.
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Over 10,000 Welfare Fund payments made in South Lanarkshire as households struggle to make ends meet
Benefits
The national scheme funded by the Scottish Government provides support to those most in need
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Older people making a new claim for PIP or ADP could be given 10-year payment award
Personal Independence Payments
More than half a million people over 66 are receiving PIP or ADP along with State Pension payments.
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Five most-claimed PIP health conditions providing people with up to £172 each week
Personal Independence Payments
More than 540 health conditions are being supported through PIP or Adult Disability Payment.
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State Pension payments after a spouse or partner dies - inheritance rules and who can claim
State Pension
A State Pension claim from the DWP does not end automatically when a loved one dies.
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Response to calls for State Pension Triple Lock to be ‘honoured in full' unlikely before next week
State Pension
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Autumn Statement on November 22, 2023.
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Full list of one-off payments and heating bill help for older people due before Christmas
Personal finance
Payments of more than £1,000 are only for people over State Pension age.
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Some older people may not automatically receive Winter Fuel Payments of up to £600 due to bank account type
State Pension
Millions of pensioner households are due to receive between £250 and £600 this winter.
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People on legacy benefits with a disability or health condition may be due one-off back payment
Benefits
Some claimants may have been on the wrong benefit since early 2011.
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New PIP light-touch review form for people with 10-year award due letter from DWP
Personal Independence Payments
Full breakdown of all 16 questions on the six-page PIP review document for existing claimants.
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Older people on a low income could be due £599 cost of living payments before next Spring
State Pension
Successful new claims for Pension Credit will also qualify for £300 and £299 cost of living payments.
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New benefit for people in Scotland providing unpaid care set to launch in three council areas this week
Benefits
The Carer Support Payment will replace all new claims for Carer's Allowance made in Scotland by Spring 2024.
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People on State Pension, PIP or other benefits could see claim reviewed for fraud or errors during next year
Benefits
DWP will also measure Universal Credit, Pension Credit and DLA over the 2024 financial year.
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Final outcome on WASPI women and State Pension age changes could be ‘delayed even further’ next year
State Pension
The Ombudsman will send draft findings on Stage 2 and Stage 3 of its investigation to more than 500 women next week.
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New calls for benefits to increase next April in line with September inflation 'in the usual way'
Universal Credit
Organisations have expressed concerns about reports the UK Government might use October’s figure of 4.6%.
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Disabled kids kept waiting 'for months' by SNP Government benefits agency
Disability benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Children in need are waiting on 106 days on average for applications to be processed
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Older people with impaired hearing could be due up to £407 each month
Attendance Allowance
More than 8,100 older people with a hearing impairment are receiving either £68.10 or £101.75 each week in Attendance Allowance.
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Retirement expert warns State Pension age could rise in effort to maintain Triple Lock
State Pension
One in five think the State Pension will be scrapped by the time they reach retirement age.
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