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DWP statement as millions miss out on £400 cash payments

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

Liverpool Echo

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.

Daily Record

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

Nottingham Post

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.

Daily Record

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.

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

The average amount underpaid was more than £400 per person

Nottingham Post

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.

Daily Record

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

Liverpool Echo

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.

Daily Record

People over State Pension age could see mobility element included in new Attendance Allowance-style benefit

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for more than 125,000 pensioners living in Scotland.

Daily Record

DWP urged to consider ‘alternative resolution process’ for women affected by State Pension age changes

In July 2021, the Ombudsman ruled that the DWP failed to communicate changes to women born in the 1950s with enough urgency.

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Daily Record

New calls for State Pension Triple Lock review to make sure it remains 'fit for purpose'

More than 13million people are predicted to be receiving New State Pension payments within five years.

Liverpool Echo

Older people could be missing out on financial support

Many people could be eligible for Pension Credit

Daily Record

People nearing State Pension age making new claim 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

People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £101 each week from DWP

Successful claimants could receive either £272 or £407 every four weeks through Attendance Allowance.

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Nottingham Post

DWP plans to target elderly people who may be due £3,500 income top-up

There have been 271,851 Pension Credit applications submitted from April 2022 to March 2023

Daily Record

New DWP plans to target more older people who may be due £3,500 income top-up

DWP also announced Pension Credit awareness week will run from June 12-16, 2023.

Nottingham Post

Pension Credit warning as older people living on their own could miss out on up to £201 weekly

Everything you need to know about Pension Credit and how to apply

Daily Record

People on State Pension can quickly check eligibility for £3,500 top-up online before making new claim

The online calculator can be used by friends or family to help older people claim extra support.

Daily Record

Older people living on their own could be due up to £201 extra each week

Low income pensioner households may also qualify for the £301 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

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

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

Daily Record

New calls to raise Local Housing Allowance in-line with inflation to help private tenants with cost of living

A new petition proposes increasing rates by 10.1% to help offset rising rent costs in the private housing sector.

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