A carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is…
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UK state pensions and benefits: what do the changes in April mean for you?
Monday is the first working day of the new tax year, bringing substantial increases in vital benefits payments – in particular the state pension and…
View More UK state pensions and benefits: what do the changes in April mean for you?Child benefit: budget changes mean more cash for families
Higher earners with children were arguably the biggest winners from the budget after the chancellor announced a major shake-up of a tax penalty that affects…
View More Child benefit: budget changes mean more cash for familiesRaising UK state pension age to 71 would bring ‘misery’ to millions
Raising the state retirement age to 71 would condemn millions of middle-aged people to misery as they get older, Britain’s biggest independent organisation of older…
View More Raising UK state pension age to 71 would bring ‘misery’ to millionsEight million UK households to get £299 cost of living payments from Tuesday
Eight million households on means-tested benefits will receive their final cost of living payment to help with high food and energy bills from Tuesday. The…
View More Eight million UK households to get £299 cost of living payments from TuesdayUK savings and benefits: are you missing out on free cash?
In a cost of living crisis every penny counts, so it’s never been more important to check you are getting everything that is rightfully yours.…
View More UK savings and benefits: are you missing out on free cash?How to manage your finances as an unpaid carer in the UK
Get a carer’s assessment About two in three UK adults are likely to become an unpaid carer at some point during their lifetime, according to…
View More How to manage your finances as an unpaid carer in the UK‘We had no money’: desperate UK public increasingly turning to pawnbrokers to make ends meet
At about midday, Grace walks into Pickwick Pawnbrokers in Dartford and places a thin 40-carat gold chain on the desk. The 73-year-old needs £40 to…
View More ‘We had no money’: desperate UK public increasingly turning to pawnbrokers to make ends meetTreasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lock
Treasury officials are discussing a one-off break from the pensions triple lock that could save £1bn by preventing a bumper 8.5% increase in the state…
View More Treasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lockDWP stops woman’s benefits after she said she worked one second over limit
The Department for Work and Pensions has cut off a benefit claimant’s employment and support allowance (Esa) because she accidentally stated she worked one second…
View More DWP stops woman’s benefits after she said she worked one second over limit