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  1. Keeping up with changes to the benefit system

    In 2024, the new Government changed the Winter Fuel Payment rules so that only people receiving Pension Credit or another means-tested benefit would qualify for it. The decision was met with widespread ... again. As it currently stands, all households in England and Wales that include someone over State Pension age will automatically receive a Winter Fuel Payment of £200 or £300 this winter.

  2. Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

    If you're under State Pension age and have a long-term illness or disability, you might be entitled to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to help pay for things. It might be helpful to provide evidence ... you should automatically get the enhanced daily living rate of PIP and the Department for Work and Pensions should fast-track your application.  This means you won’t have to fill out an application

  3. Help for Ukrainian nationals in the UK

    and circumstances. But if you're eligible, you can make a claim straight away. In the UK, the State Pension age is currently 66 years old. This means that, if you're younger than this you need to make a ... working age benefits, such as Universal Credit . If you and your partner are both over State Pension age, you can claim Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits such as Housing Benefit .  If you have

  4. Spotting TV Licence scams

    Watch out for emails asking you to pay to renew your TV Licence. Age UK provide details around TV Licence scams, how to spot them and what to do.

  5. Living abroad after retirement

    of income: the UK State Pension a workplace or personal pension scheme. You can get your State Pension in any country in the world, but you must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of your move ... you move to, your pension may be frozen at a certain rate or linked to the cost-of-living. Your work or personal pension scheme may have a different arrangement. Contact your pension provider for specific

  6. How to adjust to living alone

    part of their State Pension. If you are divorced or separated, you may be able to increase your own State Pension based on their National Insurance (NI) contributions. Contact the Pension Service for more ... more information about your State Pension You may also be able to receive a part of your late partner’s work or personal pension if they had one. Contact your partner’s pension provider to find out more

  7. Moving back to the UK after living abroad

    do prices and costs compare between countries? How will exchange rates and inflation affect your pension and income? Can you transfer income and assets to the UK? Will your insurance policies remain valid ... life insurance The State Pension in the UK is based on National Insurance contributions. If you’ve paid contributions in more than one country, you might get separate pensions from each of them.

  8. Supporting older people through change

    team at Age UK Hertfordshire did was ask if Mary was receiving her State Pension. “She thought she wasn’t eligible for her State Pension until she was 67,” says Emma Wood from Age UK Hertfordshire. “But ... her State Pension and she needs to apply for it.” Emma then visited Mary to talk to her about her benefit entitlement, including Attendance Allowance, the main disability benefit for people of state pension

  9. Damian Green's social care plan

    The broadcasters say the report recommends a new scheme for paying for care that’s “like the State Pension”, with a basic level of provision that would accord an older person a decent level of service ... report? From that point of view the report may be seen as something of a rebuke; as First Secretary of State Mr Green kicked off the Green Paper two years ago now but lost responsibility for it, of course, when

  10. Supporting older people during the cost of living crisis

    the cost of a kwh of energy). We were really pleased that the Cost of Living Payments recognised pensioners as one of the groups that needed more support. Help with the cost of living We could all do with ... ensures that the State Pension rises in line with either earnings, inflation or by 2.5%, whichever is higher. It’s essential in making sure older people who rely on the State Pension for their income

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