Triple lock blow as older state pensioners get meagre 1.7% hike – Labour won’t fix it
The headlines say the state pension will rise by 4.1% in April thanks to the triple lock. Yet millions will actually get less. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Reeves condemns 700,000 pensioners to freeze as Winter Fuel Payment deadline hits
When chancellor Rachel Reeves cruelly axed the Winter Fuel Payment she tried to soften the blow for the very poorest pensioners by pledging to boost uptake of state benefit Pension Credit. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
DWP warning as thousands of pensioners missing out on 6 benefits they’re entitled to
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners are missing out on over £3,900 in benefits-check your eligibility now. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
DWP hands £300 to state pensioners if they call before December deadline
State pensioners can get £300 from the DWP if they make a phone call this month. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Nearly one million pensioners in UK to face water poverty by 2030 ‘without action’
A worrying 40% of older people in England living on low incomes are cutting down on their water consumption to afford rising bills, a new study finds. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Labour accused of ‘ghosting’ pensioners in fury over anti-OAP policies
A campaigner hit out at Labour for “refusing to engage at all with representatives of nearly 13 million older voters”. Daily Express :: News Feed
State Pensioners could be due annual income top-up of nearly £4,000
According to the DWP, this is one of the most under-claimed benefits in the UK, with hundreds of thousands missing out. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Two million pensioners in poverty ‘not considered’ in Keir Starmer’s ‘six milestones’
Independent Age’s helpline has been “inundated” with calls from frightened older people in recent months. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
State pensioners wake up to DWP Christmas Bonus from Monday but it’s ‘not enough’
Pensioners will get a Christmas Bonus payment from the DWP in December. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
State pensioners given 13 freebies and discounts worth £8,837 in December
Pensioners can get whopping amounts of free handouts this month and on the lead up until Christmas. Daily Express :: Finance Feed