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Pension Credit Over 80 Pension Eligibility Criteria Payment Dates Winter Fuel Payment Financial Support Eligibility and Benefits New State Pension Benefits for Pensioners National Insurance

DWP Urges Pension Credit Claims Ahead of April Rise With Backpay Available

Officials want eligible retirees to claim now to lock in April's higher rate with up to three months of arrears.

Hospital Stays Over 28 Days Trigger Suspension of Key Pensioner Benefits Under DWP Rule

HMRC Confirms Child Benefit Dates as DWP Holiday Payments Await Final Schedule

State Pension Age Entitlements Updated for 2025/26 as Scotland Rolls Out PADP

UK Government Rejects Petition for £586-a-Week Universal State Pension and Age 60 Access

Warning Over Potential Deletion of Old State Pension Records as DWP Reviews Data Policy

UK Restores Broader Winter Fuel Help for 2025 as DWP Sets Sept. 15 Opt-Out Deadline

England to Delay Free Bus Pass Eligibility by One Year From April

DWP Sets Dates and Details for 2025–26 Winter Fuel Payments

UK State Pension Age Review Weighs Life Expectancy Link, Prompting Warnings Over Rises Toward 70

State Pension Age Rise to 67 Begins as Petition Demands Access at 60

Attendance Allowance Uptake Tops 1.7 Million as DWP Steps Up Outreach

UK to Raise State Pension Age to 67 From 2026

State Pensioners Get Legal Route to Erase £174.50 TV Licence Fee

State pension increase prompts tax concerns and age verification alerts

Two-tier state pension structure costs pre-2016 retirees £2,461 annually

UK Pension Underpayments Highlight Gaps in Outreach and Digital Access

DWP Announces Nine Cost-Saving Benefits for Pensioners Worth Over £7,000 in June

HMRC Error Leaves Thousands of Parents Owed State Pension Arrears

DWP Accelerates Universal Credit Migration and Urges Pension Credit Claims