All news on the topic: State pension

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DWP shares benefit update for people claiming PIP who need help with mobility
A mobility component is available to people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult or Child Disability Payment (ADP) in Scotland and Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
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DWP issues state pension back payment update - see if you could be owed £1,000s
Those who have potentially been underpaid include married women, widows, and divorcees who hit state pension age before April 2016 - read on to find out if you could be owed money
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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out NHS and pensions cuts to plug £46bn black hole
Rishi Sunak was challenged to explain how he'd find an estimated £46billion a year to scrap National Insurance Contributions (NICs), but didn't rule out NHS and pension cuts
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'My tight husband won't agree to a joint account, and I know he has money'
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who gets by on a small pension and relies on handouts from her secretive husband
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Exact dates DWP benefits including Universal Credit and PIP will rise
If your benefits are due to rise, the increased rate will be applied automatically - but the dates for when you'll actually notice the increase will depend on when you normally get paid
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DWP's 'immoral' state pension rule could 'push 400,000 Brits into poverty'
The International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP) has published a new report which shares the warning for pensioners looking to move abroad and slams the Government’s defence of it's “immoral” policy
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Tax expert explains how to turn £450 saving into almost £80,000 pot
If you’re able to use the money saved from the National Insurance cut into your workplace pension, you could substantially increase your retirement savings by thousands of pounds
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State pension isn't enough to live on and leaves many struggling - poll results
After struggling pensioner Rob Trewhella revealed he was forced to return to work after being left with just £6 a month to live on, most Mirror readers agree the state pension is nowhere near enough
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DWP state pension explained - can you defer or stop your payments
Normally, you start to receive your Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension when you reach state pension age which at the moment is 66 years old and currently, there are around 12.6million people claiming it in the UK
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Martin Lewis issues warning to 200,000 people 'losing out' on £10,000s
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) website founder urged Brits to check which partner is claiming Child Benefit as the thousands could be missing out on free state pension top-ups
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How much state pension could rise to by 2030 as annual figure 'to hit £13,000'
If the state pension triple lock is kept in place, AJ Bell has crunched the numbers to work out how much it could be worth by 2030
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WASPI women and state pension campaign explained including £10,000 compensation
WASPI women, born in the 1950s, claim they weren't correctly informed by the Government that their state pension age would go up - here is everything you need to know about the campaign
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Millions warned their state pension won't rise by as much as they think in April
Additional state pension elements are rising in line with just September CPI inflation, which was 6.7% - we've rounded up all the key changes below and how much more you'll get
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Cost of living payment - last chance to get £299 from DWP even after deadline
Pension Credit is one of the benefits that entitles you to the third and final £299 cost of living payment - so how do you claim it, and who exactly is eligible?
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'Tidal wave' of pensioner poverty with half of over 50s terrified of retiring
A 67-year-old pensioner told The Mirror how he was “scared” about the future and had been forced to take a job as a taxi driver after he was surviving on just £6 a month
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Pensioner forced to return to work after being left with £6 a month to live on
Rob Trewhella, 67, says all the money he gets through his State Pension is spent on his rent, council tax and electricity - forcing him to take a job as a taxi driver to survive
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DWP four-week deadline to claim £600 winter payment - see if you're eligible
Most households were paid the Winter Fuel Payment automatically in their bank account in either November or December - but there are some cases where you may need to apply for it
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WASPI campaign explains which women could receive DWP compensation
Waspi women were born in the 1950s and say they were not properly informed by the Government that their state pension age would increase by over five years
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DWP deadline warning for £299 cost of living payment - you may be due cash
The benefits department has urged older Brits to check if they are eligible to claim Pension Credit and if they are they should put in a claim before March 5 - if they do they could receive the £299 cost of living payment
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Martin Lewis issues warning to women over 66 after one person claims £17,000
HMRC has started writing to people who it believes could be owed money after they were unknowingly not given the National Insurance credits they should have received
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DWP state pension - what age can I retire and when can I stop working
The state pension is a regular payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and currently most people claim it when they reach the state pension age of 66 years
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DWP confirms 500,000 state pensioners will not see rise to payments in April
In the Autumn Statement last year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that state pension payments will increase by 8.5% from April 2024 giving pensioners an extra £900 over the year
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HMRC explains when thousands of parents will get letter about £5,000 payout
Those who are affected by this state pension error are mainly stay-at-home mums who made a claim for Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000
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Pensioners sleeping under 8 blankets in 'miserable' winter amid energy crisis
Age UK's new report warns that older people living in a household with an income of less than £20,000 per year with no benefits are suffering in this brutal winter
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DWP cost of living payment - how much money is being handed out where you live
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started sending out the third and final cost of living payment, which is worth £299 - use our map to see how your area benefits