The UK Government has moved to clarify the future of the concessionary bus pass scheme after it was reported that it was ...

To claim the state pension you need to have paid in enough National Insurance contributions - but if you are falling short ...

The triple lock could soon become unaffordable as the costs of the policy ramp up. Mark Pemberthy, benefits consulting leader ...

The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible ...

If you receive State Pension from the DWP, you may qualify for further financial help, including discounts on energy bills ...

We never claimed Child Benefit (as we understood it would be tapered away) and didn't realise the impact this would have on ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in the middle of a mass state pension correction exercise after it was revealed thousands of women have been underpaid. Almost 120,000 women have been ...

According to ONS figures, the UK gender pay gap stood at 7.7% as of April 2023. The current full state pension is £221.20 a week, or £11,502.40 a year. The ‘old’ basic state pension ...

Simply sign up to the Pensions myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Pension Protection Fund’s annual Purple Book is almost universally regarded as the authoritative “state of ...

A new online petition is urging the UK Government to scrap the TV licence fee for everyone of State Pension age to help them ...

As of May 2024, 12.9 million people got the state pension — a 220,000 jump on the previous year. When we talk about the state pension, we often talk about it in terms of people getting the new ...

The Labour Government has been urged to consider the “potential merits of a reciprocal agreement between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland” to enable every State Pensioner to use their bus ...