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Older people claiming Attendance Allowance shoots up by 46,000
Attendance Allowance is extra money if you have a long-term physical or mental condition or disability
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Gambling could affect your benefits payments, warns the DWP
You could see payments cut or even stopped
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DWP PIP update issued as 250,000 new claimants apply in just months
A total of 250,000 new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications were lodged from January to April 2024, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures reveal
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The 'hidden' pension charges costing Brits £37k in retirement - how to avoid
SAVERS could end up thousands of pounds worse off in retirement due to rip-off pension charges.Brits who have worked multiple jobs over their career l
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Grandparents looking after kids this summer risk missing out on £6,000
Most people need 35 qualifying National Insurance years - some will need more - to claim the full new state pension, which is where claiming Specified Adult Childcare Credits could come in useful
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Martin Lewis expert warns of ‘crucial’ deadline for pension credit
Brits looking to pay in for the state pension or pension credit rates need to be wary of one deadline many often forget
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HMRC alert as some women could lose money after pension change
HMRC has sent out a letter to a certain group of individuals, and while for the majority it should be good news, for some it could be bad news
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DWP to replace two benefits with new ones this year - see if you're affected
The new payments will be given to those living in Scotland and will be worth up to £300 for the Winter Heating Payment and between £72.65 and £108.55 each week for Pension Age Disability Payment
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HMRC writing to thousands of people as they could be owed £5,000 or more
This issue mainly affects women in their 60s and 70s who made a claim for Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000, after their National Insurance credits were not transferred across properly
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200,000 urged to look out for letters this month as they could be owed £1,000s
THOUSANDS of households are being urged to look out for letters showing they are owed potentially £1,000s.The correspondence is being sent to around
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WASPI issues 'deeply concerning' compensation warning to all women born in 1950s
Women Against State Pension Inequality campaigners warned of a 'deeply concerning' spike in claim forms appearing online, purporting to help people get compensation
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HMRC sending important letter as 200,000 could be due payout worth thousands
HMRC is currently working to contact people who did not receive full pension payments due to a miscalculation and if you were affected, then you will likely have received a letter - or will do - explaining what happened
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DWP full list of women owed up to £12,486 after being underpaid
Those who have potentially been underpaid include married women and widows who hit state pension age before April 2016, and also those aged 80 and over, regardless of whether they're married or not
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Warning for savers over pension mistake that could leave them £30k worse off
SAVERS are being warned over a pension mistake that could cost them £30,000 or more in retirement - including giving up free cash.Experts are urging
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Woman claimed dead in-law's pension for 30 years as husband pretended to be him
Margaret Bergin, 73, from Ireland, claimed more than £227,000 from her dead father-in-law's pension over nearly 30 years with the fraud only found as aged 110 he would have been the oldest man in the country
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Little-known State Pension loophole that could help millions of pensioners
A LITTLE-known State Pension loophole could help millions of pensioners.The benefit is usually paid into bank accounts every four weeks and is worth u
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Labour promises huge pensions overhaul as it confirms triple lock will remain
THE LABOUR Party has pledged a huge shake-up to workplace pensions in its election manifesto today.In good news for pensioners, the party committed to
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DWP says millions can change state pension so they get paid more frequently
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has the power to pay your state pension weekly, which for some people could make it easier to budget their money
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We have made £80,000 thanks to Martin Lewis' tip - and we only spent £8,500
ONE couple made £80,000 thanks to taking Martin Lewis' advice on their state pension and they only spent £8,500.The money saving expert revealed on
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Martin Lewis explains how couple made £80,000 by spending just £8,500
Martin Lewis explained how for every £800 or less you pay for a National Insurance contribution, this could add £5,400 or more to your state pension over the course of your retirement
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All the Tory broken manifesto promises from tax and pensions to housing
As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveils the Conservative Party's latest General Election manifesto, we look back at what they promised voters in 2019 and failed to deliver
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Martin Lewis' scathing challenge to Labour and Conservatives after ITV debate
The ITV general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer left Martin Lewis wishing someone would ask 'how will you manage the black hole in the public finances, what'll give - more debt, more tax, less spending?'
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DWP data challenges Sunak's pension tax claim as 1.5m older Brits already liable
During the first general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, held by ITV in front of a live Salford audience, the Prime Minister repeatedly claimed that Labour would tax pensioners
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DWP giving state pensioners up to 8 freebies and discounts worth £3,200 in June
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has a number of discounts available for state pensioners this June - and the savings could stretch your budget even further
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Keir Starmer warned it'd be 'Boris-esque' to ignore WASPI compensation report
In a letter to Labour leader Keir Starmer, WASPI campaigners warn him not to act like Boris Johnson and called on him to commit to compensation for state pension shambles victims