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

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If you are a grandparent, or other family member, who cares for a child under 12, you may be able to increase your state pension payments by more than £1,500 each year by claiming additional National Insurance credits through the Specified Adults Childcare Credits scheme. But not everyone is eligible,…

An online petition is calling for people on the Basic and New State Pension to be paid the same amount of money.

The full, New State Pension is set to rise to over £203 from April 10.

Successful new claims for Pension Credit made by May 19 will also qualify for the £301 cost of living payment.

An online petition is calling for people on the Basic and New State Pensions to be paid the same amount of money.

Successful new claims for Pension Credit may also qualify for the £900 cost of living payment.

Dubbed the "Back to Work" budget, the Chancellor set out a number of major plans to help parents, older people and those off work with disabilities to return to work as well as announcements on benefits, pensions, petrol and pubs

Successful new claims for Pension Credit may also qualify for the £900 cost of living payment.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is understood to be looking at increasing pension allowances in Wednesday’s Budget.