Pensioners

‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
Winter fuel payment

‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog

Some pensioners are facing delays of three months, which could mean they do not get the benefit and winter fuel payment in time for when they need it over the coldest

‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
Winter fuel payment

‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

More than 500,000 pensioners signed petitions demanding that the government scrap the winter fuel payment cuts – and that was handed to the Treasury and Downing Street

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Pensioners

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’

There were more eligible pensioners claiming pension credit than the previous year – but there are still hundreds of thousands who may be at risk of losing the winter fuel payment

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Benefit fraud

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned

Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth
Simon Francis

Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth

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Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
Pension Credit

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut
Winter Fuel Payment

Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut

State pension set to rise by £460 next year – but will it make up for winter fuel payment cut?
State pensions

State pension set to rise by £460 next year – but will it make up for winter fuel payment cut?

Sadiq Khan: ‘Keir Starmer didn’t get into politics to take things from people who need them’
Winter Fuel Payment

Sadiq Khan: ‘Keir Starmer didn’t get into politics to take things from people who need them’

Starmer defends ‘unpopular’ winter fuel payment cut amid pressure from unions and Labour rebels
Winter fuel payment

Starmer defends ‘unpopular’ winter fuel payment cut amid pressure from unions and Labour rebels

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter
Jessica Taplin

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits
Winter fuel payment

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Pensions

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
Social care

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds

Letters: A lot of pensioners need the winter fuel payment – but they’re missing out
Letters

Letters: A lot of pensioners need the winter fuel payment – but they’re missing out

Winter fuel payments restricted to pensioners on certain benefits
Benefits

Winter fuel payments restricted to pensioners on certain benefits

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population
James Rose

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees
Lord Prem Sikka

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
Joanna Elson

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters
General election 2024

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters

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‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs
Poverty

‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs

Raising state pension age to 71 would be a ‘big blow’ and risks ‘working people to death’, experts say
Pensions

Raising state pension age to 71 would be a ‘big blow’ and risks ‘working people to death’, experts say

Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2023
Benefits

Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2023

State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
Pensions

State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn