DWP encourages people of State Pension age to check if they qualify for £3,000 annual boost

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credi t, but are not claiming the benefit. Pension Credit can help top-up retirement income, even if someone already receives a pension or has another source of regular payments.

Edinburgh Evening News, the men — understood to be a married couple — were talking to a woman when four men approached them and started to punch, kick, and spit on them in an “unprovoked” attack.“The gay men did not fight back, they only tried to defend themselves,” the witness said.

petition launched earlier this month calling on the UK Government to lower the State Pension age back to 60 for both men and women to "free up jobs for young people" post-pandemic has gained momentum online. The petition, ‘Move the State Pension age back to 60 for both men and women’, on the official Parliament website, says this should be reconsidered, "with immediate/imminent effect", and has, at the time of writing, already gathered more than 57,250 signatures from supporters.

Planning for your retirement can never start too early and the amount of State Pension people will receive depends on how long they have been making National Insurance (NI) contributions towards it. The qualifying age for State Pension is now 66 for both men and women across the UK, although you will be able to claim the 'new' State Pension if you are a man born on or after April 6,1951 or a woman born on or after April 6, 1953.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots and for some, it is their only source of income during their retirement years. This regular payment is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women.

Olly Murs has defended his girlfriend Amelia Tank after online trolls claimed the bodybuilder is "too masculine." The 37 year old proudly cheered on his 27 year old partner last month as she was crowned the UK winner and bikini champion at the Pure Elite pro contest. But despite his pride in his girlfriend, trolls came forward to cruelly mock the brunette beauty for her muscular body.

Christopher Vourlias Known Associates Entertainment, the production company behind the South African adaptation of the Colombian telenovela that inspired “Ugly Betty,” is partnering with Ivory Coast public broadcaster RTI on a sci-fi drama series that marks the first co-production between the two countries, Variety has learned.“Ambre” will be shot in South Africa and in Ivory Coast with actors from both countries, with a script written in both English and French.