Pension Credit tops up your income if you’re over state pension age - but it also comes with additional perks such as ...

More than half of claims for the means-tested top-up benefit, which the Winter Fuel Payment is being limited to, are still ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is encouraging state pensioners born before 1959 to apply for a "quick" £4,200. The DWP has urged older Brits to perform a "quick online" check to see if ...

The DWP has been forced to admit that tens of thousands of claims for the benefit, worth £3900 on average, are still outstanding ...

Labour decided to means test the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, after discovering a '£22 billion' black hole in ...

The triple lock guarantees an increase in pensions in line with average earnings, inflation or 2.5, whichever is highest.

The Department of Work and Pensions waiting times for calls from disabled claimants are 10 times longer than for other groups ...

With 2025 well underway, millions continue to look for ways to keep household costs low as new expenses seem to wait around every corner. Household bills, groceries, mortgages and rents have all hit ...

You can check out how much you will get by going to the DWP State Pension website. You can see how many complete years of National Insurance contributions you have made and a forecast of how much you ...

An analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions showed a huge surge in the numbers claiming higher rates of Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in recent years.

HARD-pressed families are being urged to check if they’re eligible for vital support as application deadlines loom. Councils ...

Older people on low income are being urged to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit, which can open doors to even ...