All news on the topic: State pension

There are three bank holidays coming up - and if you’re due to receive a benefit payment on one these days, including the state pension, it is likely you’ll get paid early

Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26) are both bank holidays, which means you'll be paid the previous working day if you're due a benefit payment

Pension Credit can be backdated by three months and the deadline to do this, and be entitled to the £299 cost of living payment, is by March 5, 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions pays out £100 a week to those who meet certain criteria

The Department for Work and Pensions could have access to bank accounts of state pensioners under a new rule change, as the government cracks down on fraud

Tulip Siddiq said the triple lock protection is 'safe' under Labour and the party is 'committed' to it. This is despite Keir Starmer refusing to promise it will stay after the General Election

Alice Guy, head of pensions and savings at Interactive Investor, has warned pensioners currently need £14,144 each year before tax - but the state pension will rise to £11,501 next April

The benefit cap, which is a limit on the total amount households can claim, is not being raised next April - and at the same time, benefit payments are set to rise by 6.7%

Additional payments from the Department for Work and Pensions could be on the way this Christmas, with a code to look out for revealed if one of 21 benefits are claimed

State Pension cash is sent out at different times over Christmas and New Year due to the different working days of banks and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices

The DWP has urged pensioners across the country to put in a claim for Pension Credit as if they do so before midnight tonight, they may be eligible for the £300 cost of living payment

n the recent Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 8.5% from April 2024 and the increase will give pensioners an extra £900 over the 2024/25

The DWP are currently in the process of being granted new powers to inspect the bank accounts of benefit claimants in a bid to reduce fraud in the benefits system

DWP is accused of being 'asleep at the switch' as mistakes with National Insurance records led to huge errors with payments of the State Pension over several years

Millions of Britons could be claiming a tax-free benefit which could add hundreds of pounds to their monthly income from the Department for Work and Pensions

According to Property Guides it costs £422 a month to be a retiree in Turkey, in large part due to the low cost of property in major cities like Istanbul and Ankara

Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer refused to say whether the pension triple lock would be included in their manifestos - as the PM declined to be drawn into when the next general election will be held

The average Pension Credit award is worth over £3,900 per year and as well as this if pensioners put in a successful claim before December 10 then they will also get the £300 cost of living payment too

The DWP previously announced that a large number of women who reached state pension age before April 2016 had been underpaid their state pension

The state pension increase was confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Autumn Statement and will rise by 8.5% next April, in line with average earning figures

Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Autumn Statement yesterday - delivering his latest economic plan - but it is clearly out of touch for countless Brits, including single parent working families and retired pensioners, who are already "on their knees", according Labour

The Mirror runs through what everything in the Autumn Statement means for your personal finances - from paying tax, to state pensions and welfare benefits

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement today to confirm how much the state pension and some benefits, including Universal Credit, will increase by next April

National Insurance contributions entirely depend on how much money you earn in work, and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt might be preparing an NI tax cut for workers in today's Autumn Statement

The MoneySavingExpert.com founder told viewers of the Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV to check which partner is claiming child benefit to ensure they receive the full state pension amount