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Attendance Allowance myths which stop people of State Pension age claiming up to £92 each week

Successful claimants could receive either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks to help with additional living costs.

Daily Record

DWP confirms no plans for early access to State Pension for people diagnosed with a terminal illness

Someone with less than 12 months to live will receive fast-track access to the highest awards of up to three benefits.

Daily Record

State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP benefit payment dates over Christmas and New Year

Dates will change for people who are due to be paid on certain days over the festive fortnight.

Daily Record

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Annual DWP Christmas bonus for people on State Pension among benefits due this month

The qualifying period for the £10 payment starts next week

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Martin Lewis issues cash boost warning to pensioners who are missing out on £3,300

If you claim the State Pension and have a low income, you could be eligible for up to £3,500 a year of extra cash

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PIP provides up to £156 each week for thousands of people with these 24 respiratory conditions

Conditions including severe asthma are being supported by the DWP through PIP.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis issues Universal Credit warning to households earning less than £40,000

Millions of people could be eligible for extra cash via universal credit

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New DWP boss confirms review into State Pension age on track to be published next May

Mel Stride refused to be drawn on whether the official age of retirement will increase.

Daily Record

New PIP online application service to be optional with other ways to claim offered by DWP

An online PIP service aims to reduce processing times and improve the claimant journey experience.

Daily Record

State Pension backpay alert as married and widowed women could be due more than £10,000

"Almost £1.5 billion estimated to have been underpaid overall... In some cases, these underpayments have stretched back decades"

Nottingham Post

State Pension backpay as married and widowed woman could be due over £10,000

People who are over the State Pension age could be due money, according to the latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). And whilst woman are mostly affected, it should be noted that men are too.

Glasgow Live

Martin Lewis urges people of State Pension age to check for ‘critical' weekly income boost this winter

The consumer champion shares a 10-second test to find out if you qualify for up to £278 extra each week.

Daily Record

DWP annual Christmas bonus for people on State Pension and certain benefits due this month

The qualifying period for the £10 payment starts this week.

Daily Record

Warning of upcoming deadline for pensioners to be eligible for £324 cost of living payment

If you think you might be eligible for Pension Credit, then you have less than three weeks to backdate a claim to qualify

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New DWP drive to help people aged 50 and over re-join the jobs market

McDonald’s is actively working with a Jobcentre in England to help fill vacancies with older people.

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Married and widowed women over State Pension age could be due up to £10,772 in backdated pay

DWP has paid back £209.3m in State Pension underpayments since January 2021.

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Pension Credit myths which stop thousands of older people claiming up to £65 each week

DWP estimates nearly one million people of State Pension age could be entitled to the passport benefit.

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance claim form top tips which could help older people get up to £92 each week

More than 1.5 million people across the UK are now receiving either £81.85 or £92.40 each week from DWP.

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Daily Record

DWP shares which PIP claimants should receive an ongoing award with a light touch review after 10 years

An award for PIP can last anywhere between a few months and up to 10 years.

Daily Record

DWP continues to urge older people to claim annual income boost of more than £3,500 this winter

A new claim for Pension Credit could also qualify for £324 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

People of State Pension age may be due up to £600 heating bill help over next few weeks

Check your eligibility for this year's combined Pensioner Cost of Living and Winter Fuel Payment which has started landing in bank accounts.

Daily Record

New call for £380 weekly State Pension payment to be debated by MPs next month

On December 12 Parliament will also debate whether retirement age should be lowered from 66 to 60.

Glasgow Live

Half a million DWP State Pension claimants to miss out on 10.1 per cent rise

Half a million pensioners are set to miss out on the rise in State Pension payments, due to the fact that they now live abroad - which is a clause in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) criteria.

Wales Online

DWP will pay up to £1,350 to claimants on State Pension, Universal Credit and more

The Government says it is footing a bill of £26 billion to help people cope with the rising cost of living - here's who will qualify for the cash

Glasgow Live

New DWP and HMRC payment rates from April 2023 including State Pension, PIP and Universal Credit

People receiving benefits including Attendance Allowance and Tax Credits will see their incomes boosted from next year following an announcement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

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