State pensioners in one part of UK to get extra payment of up to £305 this year
The new devolved Pension Age Winter Heating Payment benefit will be administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP ...
Over a million state pensioners could get extra £305 later this year
Those aged 66 or over are in line for a boost in their winter fuel payments following a change in benefit - but this applies ...
New State Pension age set to rise next year for people born in certain years
The State Pension age is set to start rising from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase due to be completed for all men and ...
People over State Pension age to get payment of up to £305 later this year
The Scottish Government has also announced that the annual uprating of benefits on April 1 will apply to PAWHP, which means older people on a qualifying income-related benefit aged between 66 and 79 ...
Pensioners with certain health conditions could get extra £6,000 from DWP
Nearly 1.7 million people who claim Attendance Allowance will see their weekly payments go up to as much as £110 a week from April 7 ...
What does UK benefits overhaul mean for Scotland?
Adult Disability Payment (ADP), is replacing PIP and DLAs in Scotland. It is similar to PIP, but it has different processes ...
Pensioners ‘devastated’ as they’re turned away due to £200 fake ticket scam
TWO pensioners have been left devastated after they were conned out of hundreds of pounds in a fake ticket scam. Pat and ...
New update due on Winter Fuel Payment legal bid to reverse cuts for all pensioners
A judicial review against the Winter Fuel Payment cut was mounted at the Court of Session in Scotland by Govan Law Centre (GLC) on behalf of a pensioner couple living in Scotland last year ...
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Church of Scotland Pension Trustees completes £75m multi-scheme buy-in with Just Group
The Church of Scotland Pension Trustees have completed a £75m multi-scheme buy-in with Just Group, insuring the benefits of 1,500 pensioner and dependant members and 850 deferred members ...
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UK Government ‘blinded’ by money worries when it cut fuel payment, court told
Scotland, he explained, has its own winter fuel benefit, called the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP). He therefore questioned whether the pensioners can be said to have been “directly ...
State pensioners set for major update over £300 Winter Fuel Payment being saved within hours
A couple have started their legal challenge against the Labour Party and Scottish government decisions to cut winter fuel ...
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Winter fuel payment cut ‘tainted’ by lack of impact assessment, court told
whether the UK and Scottish governments failed to exercise their “duty” to carry out an equality impact assessment (EIA) of the decision, or to consult people of pension age who would be ...