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The Latest Breaking News from State Pension

Simple ways to boost State Pension payments as expert warns not everyone due full amount this year

Whether you have reached retirement age or not there are things everyone can check to maximise their payments from DWP.

Daily Record

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

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

Daily Record

Delay claiming your State Pension by one year and boost future retirement annual income by over £600

The full, New State Pension is now worth up to £203.85 each week after the annual uprating in April.

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Older people making new claims for PIP could be given 10-year payment award

Nearly half a million people claiming their State Pension are also in receipt of PIP and not Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

New calls to keep State Pension age at 66 due to life expectancy in Scotland

The State Pension age is due to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

Daily Record

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

New calls for WASPI women to receive ‘fair and fast payment’ of any compensation recommendations

Millions of women born in the 1950s were affected by the change to the State Pension age.

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Older people with any of these 57 health issues could be due up to £407 each month

More than 1.4million older people are receiving extra financial help through Attendance Allowance from the DWP.

Daily Record

New State Pension payments may be less than older people retiring this year expect

New State Pension payments are worth more than £203 each week during the 2023/24 financial year.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis urges one million people over State Pension age to check for £3,500 income top-up

New claims for Pension Credit made before May 19 could also qualify for the £301 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis issues two-week warning for almost one million people to get £301 cash help

Pension Credit is available to people who have reached state pension age and are on a low income - but many households are missing out on this benefit

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People making new claim for Pension Credit within next two weeks could also receive £301 payment

The income top-up is worth more than £3,500 each year to eligible pensioners.

Daily Record

State Pension payment warning for older people due to reach official retirement age this year

Men and women turning 66 this year will be eligible to claim their State Pension entitlement.

Daily Record

DWP statement as millions miss out on £400 cash payments

DWP errors meant around 1.3m people were underpaid a staggering £530m last year

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New calls for State Pension age rise to 68 to be ‘abandoned’

The State Pension age is set to increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

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DWP error sees over a million pensioners miss out on £400 payments

Over 10% of all State Pension cases were underpaid last year, with the shortfalls due to processing errors adding up to £530 million

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Petition to scrap Council Tax bills for pensioners rejected by government

Some spend 30 percent of their State Pension on Council Tax

Daily Record

Married people over State Pension age could be due weekly income boost of up to £306 this year

New claims for Pension Credit made before May 19, could also qualify for the £301 cost of living payment.

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People plan to work past State Pension age to boost finances in retirement years

Building a substantial pension pot is more important to people than health and wellbeing.

Daily Record

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

DWP statement as 1.3m pensioners underpaid huge £530m last year

The average amount underpaid was more than £400 per person

Daily Record

New calls to scrap Council Tax bills for people on State Pension rejected by UK Government

More than 21,300 people have signed an online petition calling for Council Tax to be abolished for pensioners.

Liverpool Echo

DWP responds to calls for Basic State Pension increase for 9m people

Thousands of people backed a campaign calling for people on the Basic and New State Pension to be paid the same amount of money

Daily Record

How to boost State Pension payments before and after you reach retirement age

Simple things to check to make sure you are receiving or due full State Pension entitlement.

Daily Record

DWP rejects calls to increase Basic State Pension to £203 each week for 9.7m older people

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

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