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New State Pension payment delays for older people due to retire this year
State Pension
The first State Pension payment might also be higher or lower than expected even with full National Insurance contributions.
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People making a new claim for Adult Disability Payment could also be due extra benefits
Adult Disability Payment
New claims for the devolved disability benefit are currently taking an average of 42 working days to process.
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PIP could provide up to £749 every month to people with respiratory conditions
Personal Independence Payments
Nearly 139,000 people are receiving PIP or Adult Disability Payment for over 20 respiratory conditions.
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New call for State Pension payments to be inherited by children or long-term partners
State Pension
An online petition proposes that individuals should be able to nominate a beneficiary for their State Pension.
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State Pension payments could rise by over £550 next year under the Triple Lock
State Pension
The annual State Pension uprating in April could see nearly nine million older people pay tax in retirement.
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DWP issues new Winter Fuel Payment warning to all pensioners
Fuel bills
Around nine million pensioners will receive between £100 and £300 to help with winter energy bills.
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WASPI women urge UK Government to ‘get around the table’ to discuss State Pension age compensation
WASPI
This month marks 10 years of WASPI campaigning for State Pension compensation for millions of 1950s-born women.
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Older people with these health issues most-likely to get up to £441 each month
Attendance Allowance
Nearly 1.7 million people currently receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.
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Former DWP employee warns of two-tier State Pension payments for older people
State Pension
There are two State Pension platforms in the UK for people who reached retirement age before and after April 2016.
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Full list of Winter Fuel Payment dates and amounts due for every pensioner household
Fuel bills
Payments of between £100 and £300 will be issued from November.
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DWP confirms thousands of young people across the UK to get training and work support
Benefits
The UK Government aims to ensure all 18-21-year-olds get the chance to ‘earn or learn’.
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New DWP update on plans to transform health and disability benefits
Benefits
A new panel will run separately to the Timms Review of PIPce Payment (PIP), but expertise and insight will be shared between the two.
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DWP urges people in their 60s to check State Pension age before changes start next year
State Pension
The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.
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People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £441 each month
Attendance Allowance
Nearly half a million people receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through Attendance Allowance for arthritis-related conditions.
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State Pension payments could be frozen due to soaring costs of annual uprating under Triple Lock
State Pension
Financial expert Claire Trott suggests further increases to the age of retirement may help control soaring State Pension costs.
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PIP payments of up to £749 each month for people with these 87 muscle or joint conditions
Personal Independence Payments
More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions receive between £29.20 and £187.45 each week.
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People nearing retirement age could boost annual State Pension payments by up to £694
State Pension
Deferring your State Pension could increase DWP payments in retirement.
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New calls for 2.3m people to receive 'carer credits' to help boost pension pots
Pensions
DWP research indicates 15 million people are not saving enough for their retirement.
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New calls to increase Carer’s Allowance payments to £800 every week
Benefits
An online petition argues that unpaid carers are being paid enough to live on.
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People on Attendance Allowance may be able to boost payments by £146 every month
Attendance Allowance
Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through the disability benefit.
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New way for people over State Pension age to claim Attendance Allowance payments from DWP
Attendance Allowance
Nearly 1.7 million people over State Pension age currently receive either £73.90 or £110.40 every week in Attendance Allowance.
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New and existing Universal Credit claims under review for ‘incorrect payments’
Universal Credit
DWP has blocked £1 billion incorrect payments in a drive to protect people from falling into debt.
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Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 need to be claimed by two groups of pensioners
Fuel bills
Most DWP payments will be issued automatically but postal claims can be made next month.
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People on PIP could see monthly payments rise to nearly £800 next April
Personal Independence Payments
The September CPI figure published in October will determine the annual uprating for DWP disability benefits.
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