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‘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

People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools
John Bird

People have the power to fight back against rampant capitalism – we just need the right tools

We could devise a way of taxing the big income generators who make money out of UK purchasers, but no one seems to have solved that problem

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

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

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?

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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

DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
BENEFITS

DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes

The urgent need for social investment to end poverty in the UK
Behind the scenes

The urgent need for social investment to end poverty in the UK

Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’
Benefits

Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’

Big Issue Invest takes Social Impact Investment to the House of Lords with pension and insurance providers
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest takes Social Impact Investment to the House of Lords with pension and insurance providers

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

Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners ‘suffer for rest of their lives’
Pensions

Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners ‘suffer for rest of their lives’

DWP benefits and state pension rising from April. Here’s when you will get the higher amount
Benefits

DWP benefits and state pension rising from April. Here’s when you will get the higher amount

DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’
Benefits

DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’

‘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

The polarisation of public debate is getting us nowhere
Paul McNamee

The polarisation of public debate is getting us nowhere

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?
Pensions

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

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

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‘I’m considering not having kids’: Staff at UK universities speak of impact of pension cut
University strikes

‘I’m considering not having kids’: Staff at UK universities speak of impact of pension cut

‘Pensioners died without getting their due’ from DWP, says scathing report
pensions

‘Pensioners died without getting their due’ from DWP, says scathing report