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More than 12 ways older people can top-up their income or reduce outgoings before this year ends
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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
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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
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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
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Speculation is growing about which measures Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will use for the annual uprating.
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Older people making a new claim for PIP or ADP could be given 10-year payment award
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More than half a million people over 66 are receiving PIP or ADP along with State Pension payments.
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State Pension payments after a spouse or partner dies - inheritance rules and who can claim
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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
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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
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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
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Millions of pensioner households are due to receive between £250 and £600 this winter.
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Older people on a low income could be due £599 cost of living payments before next Spring
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Successful new claims for Pension Credit will also qualify for £300 and £299 cost of living payments.
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People on State Pension, PIP or other benefits could see claim reviewed for fraud or errors during next year
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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
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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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Retirement expert warns State Pension age could rise in effort to maintain Triple Lock
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One in five think the State Pension will be scrapped by the time they reach retirement age.
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DWP urged to expand cost of living payment eligibility to help more people over State Pension age
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An SNP MP has urged that Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction be included in the eligibility criteria.
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Widowed older women may be due State Pension back pay of around £11,650 before end of next year
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Two groups of women are due to have their underlayment corrected before the end of next month.
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Married older women claiming State Pension may have to pay tax for the next financial year
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Sir Steve Webb has warned of marriage allowance 'mayhem' for hundreds of thousands of couples.
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State Pension back payments of around £5,000 most-likely due for women in their 60s and 70s
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The DWP and HMRC are working together to correct State Pension underpayment errors caused by missing National Insurance credits.
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WASPI women due outcome of State Pension age review to receive new findings by end of next week
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The PHSO has confirmed around 500 women and the DWP will receive written notification of Stage 2 and 3 initial findings.
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New State Pension pay rates from next April could be confirmed next week during Autumn Statement
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The full New State Pension could rise to £221 per week and the full Basic to £169.
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DWP annual bonus payment for people on State Pension or certain benefits due next month
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Millions of people will receive the tax-free £10 payment if they are eligible during the qualifying week.
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People due to retire need more than twice the current annual State Pension rate for ‘moderate’ lifestyle
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New rResearch from SunLife reveals a third of women over 50 will be relying on the State Pension income alone.
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£600 Winter Fuel Payment on the way this month for people in specific age group
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More than 11 million payments of between £250 and £600 are due to be made over November and December.
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State Pension annual uprating next April could see more older people paying tax
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The Triple Lock could push more people over the £12,570 personal tax allowance threshold in 2024/25.
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People of State Pension age could be due wide range of extra benefits or payments in retirement
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There are more than a dozen benefits and discounts available for men and women aged over 66.
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