DWP Confirms Five Groups of State Pensioners Will Miss Out on Winter Fuel Payment in 2026 Saturday, April 18, 2026 dwp winterfuelpayment pensioners welfare tax eligibility selfassessment statepension payments income The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that while nine million pensioners will receive Winter Fuel Payments in 2026/27, five specific groups of state pensioners will not be eligible for this financial … Read More
Nearly One Million State Pensioners Missing Out on Owed DWP Pension Credit Payments Thursday, April 16, 2026 pension retirement benefits dwp pensioncredit income savings claiming eligibility martinlewis Approximately 900,000 eligible state pensioners are missing out on Pension Credit payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to warnings from financial expert Martin Lewis. The benefit is designed to … Read More
DWP Boosts Winter Fuel Payment by £100 for Older State Pensioners Thursday, April 16, 2026 dwp winter payment pensioners energy support ukgovernment inflation eligibility benefits The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced an increase of £100 in the Winter Fuel Payment for older state pensioners ahead of the 2026-27 winter season. This move, introduced by the Labour Party government in … Read More
Carer’s Allowance Falls £37 Short Weekly, Leaving Carers Financially Strained Friday, April 10, 2026 carers allowance dwp benefits income poverty support wages eligibility review Thousands of people relying on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Carer’s Allowance are losing out on nearly £37 each week due to the benefit’s failure to keep pace with average wage increases over the past 47 years. … Read More
£125 Earnings Threshold Scrapped: 1.2 Million UK Workers Gain Statutory Sick Pay Eligibility Tuesday, April 7, 2026 statutory sickpay ukworkers employment tradeunions eligibility earnings employers legislation benefits From today, a significant shift in UK sick pay rules will impact up to 9.6 million workers, including 1.2 million newly eligible employees who previously earned too little to qualify. Historically, employees had to earn at … Read More
New Free Bus Pass Eligibility Rules for State Pensioners in England Starting April 6 Tuesday, March 17, 2026 bus pension pensioners transport concessionary eligibility government local travel policy Starting April 6, 2024, state pensioners in England will face new rules for accessing free bus passes due to the rising state pension age. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that the state pension age will … Read More