Older people urged to claim £4,200 income top-up before reaching State Pension age
In the Independent Age video, Fran McSweeney, Head of National Services at the charity, shares essential tips on applying for Pension Credit. She explains that the benefit tops-up income from State ...
DWP confirms exact amount of money in your bank account that can trigger fraud checks
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has outlined the specific thresholds that could trigger a fraud alert ...
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‘Intimidating’ DWP letter sent to state pensioners demanding cash ‘wrong’
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that there is no compulsory legal duty to repay overpaid funds but insists on its role to try to recoup the money. A spokesperson from the ...
London Evening Standard4d
Criticism over letters asking bereaved relatives to return pension overpayments
Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the Department for Work and Pensions do not make clear that repaying the money is voluntary. The Department for Work and Pensions overpaid more than £500 ...
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Bereaved families asked to return pension overpayments
Bereaved relatives have been asked to repay state pensions ... died by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP has confirmed it has no legal right to reclaim the money but argues ...
The Mirror6d
DWP benefit payments shakeup aimed at these 200,000 people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said some 200,000 ... while ensuring efficient use of taxpayer money. In line with broader efforts to bolster mental health support, ministers ...
Nottingham Post4d
DWP warning to state pensioners as two benefits worth £9,800 up for grabs
State pensioners could be eligible for two Department for Work and Pensions (DWP ... you could be owed money. Pension Credit also qualifies you for other perks, including a free TV Licence ...
State pensioners warned DWP may have 'wrong record' for them
One state pensioner has written into This is Money begging for help from former Liberal Decmorats pensions minister Sir Steve ...
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Pensions
if you nominated other adult children or anyone else to receive death benefits, or if you get divorced, money experts ... At the Department for Work and Pensions, he will take over a major review ...
DWP warns of exact amount of money in bank accounts that will trigger benefit fraud checks
The DWP is looking at a number of measures to reduce benefit fraud and the checks will affect those who claim Universal ...
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Pension savers want to retire on £49k a year: Here's how to do it
Defined contribution pensions take contributions from both employer and employee and invest them to provide a pot of money at retirement. Unless you work in the public sector, they have now ...