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Monday, Nov 3

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State pensioners handed extra £342 by claiming certain DWP benefit

Claiming the DWP benefit can add an extra £342 per year to state pension

16

DWP state pension age changing for people born on certain dates

Paul Lewis, presenter of Money Box, has commented on the planned Triple Lock hike in 2026.

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DWP state pensioners born after this date to get 'extra' tax free payments

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that state pensioners will be given one more year of tax-free payments before facing HMRC bills - assuming they have no other income

State pension age rise to 70 will 'likely be accelerated' by DWP

There were an estimated 625,000 people aged 90 years or over in the UK in 2024.

Nigel Farage 'to betray pensioners' with response to state pension triple lock

www.mirror.co.uk

Nigel Farage and Reform were branded 'vultures' who would betray pensioners and bring in a new era of austerity after a major speech in the City of London when previous tax plans were axed

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State pensioners 'panicking' and 'scrambling' to withdraw cash

Chancellor Ms Reeves could cut the amount of money savers can take from their pensions as a tax-free lump sum.

DWP could make state pension rule change which 'can't be kicked into long grass'

Reform is "not something to kick into the long grass", the DWP has been warned by experts.

11

220,000 UK state pensioners facing 'severe distress' following DWP letter

More than 220,000 state pensioners were subject to state pension overpayments worth about 109 million in 2024/25 - and the DWP is now demanding they pay it back

10

People over State Pension age due up to £305 heating payment from this month

Nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland will receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment this year.

09

State pensioners face letter from DWP which will cause 'severe distress'

More than 220,000 claimants were subject to state pension overpayments worth about £109m in 2024/25.

Will I get a lower state pension after 'contracting out' for 25 years? STEVE WEBB replies

www.dailymail.co.uk

I contracted out of 'Serps' at age 18, not long after starting work in 1990.

07

Some state pensioners getting £36,000 state pensions - triple full amount

DWP system quirks cancreate large disparities in retirement incomes, retirees are told.

I’m 65 and on universal credit. Will I stop getting it when I reach state pension age?

inews.co.uk

A reader is wondering whether they will need to start claiming new benefits once they reach state pension age

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State And Local Pensions Must Confront AI’s Systemic Risks

www.forbes.com

Data centers are generating systemic climate risks to portfolios of state and local pensions. Pensions must engage with the tech industry to reduce these risks.

Sunday, Nov 2

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Tories will never give up state pension triple lock, pledges Badenoch’s policy chief

inews.co.uk

Economists have warned the triple lock has become unaffordable but Kemi Badenoch's policy chief, Neil O'Brien, has said the party will not touch the policy

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DWP handed extra payment to state pensioners in certain age group

The ‘Over 80 Pension’ currently gives older people £105.70 each week if they are receiving no Basic State Pension, or makes up the difference to that amount.

12

Huge 2026 state pension rule change to impact millions

A major change to the state pension is happening from next year

State pensioners risk losing full New State Pension from DWP over 35-year rule

The New State Pension is paid to those who have made a minimum of 10 years' worth of National Insurance (NI) contributions.

The State’s new auto-enrolment scheme: What does it mean for those with a private pension?

www.irishtimes.com

Workers with pensions from previous jobs or private schemes they have set up themselves show complexity of challenge for new fund

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British Gas, EDF, Octopus, EON, OVO handing state pensioners free £150 in November

Under the Department for Work and Pensions, or DWP, Warm Home Discount scheme, customers will receive £150 discounts.