Pensioners
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Hundreds of thousands of older people are missing out on financial support which they should be entitled to from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Big Issue spoke to minister for data protection and telecoms Chris Bryant about the government’s plans for a new digital inclusion strategy, which is part of Labour’s Plan for Change
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Loughborough’s Centre for Research in Social Policy has found a sharp rise in the number of people struggling to maintain a decent standard of living in the UK
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut
This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut
Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’
Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’
Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts
‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts
Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?
Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?
Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: ‘It’s a political choice’
Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: ‘It’s a political choice’
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
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
Arguments in favour of winter fuel payment cuts are built on sand – here’s the truth
Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
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: 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
Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut
Sadiq Khan: ‘Keir Starmer didn’t get into politics to take things from people who need them’
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
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
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
