Claimants on devolved benefits in Scotland, such as Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment ...

BEREAVED relatives have been getting letters in the post telling them they need to pay back their loved ones state pension.

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed State Pension and Universal Credit payments are about to change. The DWP ...

Many benefit payments are set to rise by 1.7% from April but people may not immediately see more money in their bank accounts ...

The DWP overpaid more than £500 million of State Pension and Pension Credit payments into accounts of people who had died over five years, and recovered around half of it. These direct payment ...

The DWP Minister’s comments came after Labour MP Paula Barker asked about support for older people making a Pension Credit claim. The income boost will be worth around £4,200 this year and ...

Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single, or your joint weekly income to £332.95 if you have a partner - this will increase to £227.10 and £346.60 respectively ...

Pension Credit There are currently 12.9 million people over the State Pension age, and the DWP estimates that 760,000 are eligible for Pension Credit but are not claiming this income-related benefit.

Claimants on devolved benefits in Scotland, such as Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment will also see payments rise by 1.7 per ...

From April 2025, a rise in benefits including Child Benefit and Universal Credit will come into effect. Here is a full list ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging hundreds of thousands of pensioners to apply for Pension Credit, a benefit that could average £3,900 per year. A campaign is being launched to ...

The DWP will apply the new rates on April 7, although most claimants will not see the higher payments until the following ...