Actor Nicolas Cage will be the featured guest at Quebec’s Fantasia International Film Festival, where he will receive the festival’s Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award.
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Earlier this year, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was asked to “make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a benefit” for people over the age of retirement who are caring for relatives and do not qualify for Carer's Allowance. A retiree cannot be awarded full State Pension and Carer’s Allowance at the same time as they are overlapping benefits, however, DWP said an older claimant could still be eligible for Housing Benefit.
This week, Conservative MP Andrew Selous asked DWP “how many people lost their Carer’s Allowance because they had reached pensionable age” over the last 20 years. However, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, said that the DWP “does not hold data on the reason Carer’s Allowance claimants lose their Carer’s Allowance award”.
He added: “There is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, however, it cannot normally be paid with the State Pension.”
Mr Pursglove explained: “It has been a long-held feature of the UK’s benefit system that where someone is entitled to two benefits for the same contingency, then whilst there may be entitlement to both benefits, only one will be paid.
“Although entitlement to State Pension and Carer’s Allowance arise in different circumstances, they are nevertheless paid for the same contingency - as an income replacement: Carer’s Allowance replaces income where the carer has given up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to care for a severely disabled person, while the State Pension replaces income in retirement.
“For this reason, social security rules operate to prevent them being paid together, to avoid duplicate provision for the same need.”
The DWP Minister went on to explain that if a carer’s State
Actor Nicolas Cage will be the featured guest at Quebec’s Fantasia International Film Festival, where he will receive the festival’s Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award.
Tom Cruise has said that he plans to still be making Mission: Impossible films when he’s 80.The 61-year-old action star, who reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, said he has no plans to wrap up the franchise just yet.“Harrison Ford is a legend; I hope to be still going. I’ve got 20 years to catch up with him,” Cruise told The Sydney Morning Herald at the film’s Australian premiere, referring to the legendary actor’s role in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. “I hope to keep making ‘Mission: Impossible’ films until I’m his age.”The seventh instalment in the Mission franchise, out July 10, has received numerous positive reviews, with critics praising it as an “impeccably made” action film that “does not stop entertaining”.A less positive three-star from NME, however, said that “staggering stunts can’t make up for the nonsensical plot”.It went on: “The problems come when Dead Reckoning tries to be too clever.
Adele told the crowd at a Las Vegas show to “stop throwing” things at artists on stage following a spate of recent incidents.Several artists have had things thrown at them while they have been performing in recent weeks, including Bebe Rexha, who was hit in the head by a fan’s phone and required stitches. Meanwhile, Pink was left stunned by a fan throwing their mother’s ashes on stage at BST Hyde Park, and Lil Nas X had to pause a show at the weekend when a fan threw a sex toy on stage.Elsewhere, US country-pop artist Kelsea Ballerini was struck in the face by an item thrown at her from the crowd (via Variety).
Prince Andrew has been allowed to stay in the Firm's £30 million Windsor mansion while his ex-wife recovers from breast cancer, it has been reported.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” lassoed the top spot on domestic box office charts, collecting an underwhelming $60 million in its opening weekend. That’s a decent amount of money for a tentpole that’s aimed at older audiences, but “Indiana Jones 5,” one of the most expensive movies ever, cost $295 million before marketing. It’ll take a heroic feat, one that would test even an enduring legend like Indiana Jones, for the fifth installment in the decades-old franchise to become profitable in its theatrical run. It was a disappointing weekend at the box office as “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” a $70 million-budgeted family film from DreamWorks and Universal, cratered in its sixth-place debut with $5.2 million. In addition to “Dial of Destiny” and “Ruby Gillman,” the DC superhero adventure “The Flash” tumbled to the No. 8 spot in its third weekend of release with $5 million, another embarrassing 67% drop. It has yet to cross $100 million domestically, with ticket sales at $99.2 million to date.
Holly Willoughby has been told she has 'never looked so perfect' as she stunned during her latest appearance on This Morning. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Thursday (June 29) alongside Craig Doyle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have finally vacated their home, Frogmore Cottage, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, were asked to move any remaining possessions out of their UK home close to Windsor Castle just weeks after the Duke criticised his family in his controversial memoir Spare.The cottage, which was refurbished by the couple and is a Crown Estate property, was their last remaining foothold in the UK, and the couple now live in California.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director The official trailer for “Barbie” begins with a now-iconic shot: Margot Robbie’s eponymous doll steps out of her high-heel slippers to reveal her bare feet are still arched and ready to be slipped into whatever next shoe accessary awaits. For anyone wondering: Yes, those really are Margot Robbie’s arched feet. As revealed in a new Time magazine cover story on the making of the “Barbie” movie: “The shot took eight takes. [Margot Robbie] had to hold onto a bar to keep her feet flexed. And, yes, those are her feet. ‘I really don’t like it when someone else does my hands or feet in an insert shot,’ she says.” Robbie also told Time that she would’ve turned down “Barbie” had Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s script not incorporated many different Barbie characters. Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Dua Lipa and more actors also play Barbie in the Warner Bros. tentpole.
Harrison Ford has shared the emotional reason he wanted to portray Indiana Jones as an old man in his new film. Appearing alongside co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on The One Show, the Hollywood star opened up about filming the last-ever Indiana Jones film.
Canadian native Stephanie Savage and Rhode Island-born Josh Schwartz know something when it comes to how the young posh set ticks from Orange County, CA to the Upper East Side of New York.
The families of the five victims who were passengers aboard the OceanGate Titan submersible vessel en route to the Titanic wreckage site have all released statements.
The latest figures from the Scottish Government show there are estimated to be around 850,000 people with hearing loss in Scotland and of those, 70 per cent are over 70. It is projected that figures could double over the next 20 years, with a delay of up to 10 years before people address their hearing loss.
More than two-thirds of people eligible for the Disability Cost of Living payment have received their cash, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
One in seven people aged 65 and over has been turning to loans and credit cards to make ends meet during the cost of living crisis, according to a survey. The Independent Age charity said its research suggests many older people are struggling alone and racking up debt as costs escalate.
From tomorrow (June 20), people all across the UK receiving disability benefits will receive a £150 cash boost.
An estimated 700,000 people are due to retire over the 2023/24 financial year and join the 12.6million already in receipt of their State Pension payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Some 2.9m people claiming the New State Pension are now receiving regular payments of up to £203.85 each week, and as the contributory benefit is usually paid every four weeks, this amounts to £815.40 per pay period.
Recent data suggests that almost half (46%) of women do not think they have saved enough money in their their pension pot for retirement, while men are much more confident in their later-life savings with only a third (35%) concerned they have not set aside enough cash.
We’re getting a first look at FX limited series A Murder at the End of the World (fka Retreat). FX today announced the new title for the series and released two first-look photos featuring stars Emma Corrin and Harris Dickinson (see above and below). Clive Owen and series co-creator Brit Marling also star in the series, which will premiere in August exclusively on Hulu.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Prime Video debuted the first-look image and revealed the premiere date for the adaptation of thriller series “Harlan Coben’s Shelter” from New York Times best-selling author Harlan Coben on Thursday. The show marks Coben’s first collaboration with Prime Video. The first three episodes of the eight-episode series will premiere globally on Aug. 18 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, with new episodes available each Friday, leading up to the season finale on Sept. 22. “Harlan Coben’s Shelter” follows the story of Mickey Bolitar after the sudden death of his father leads him to start a new life in Kasselton, New Jersey. Mickey quickly finds himself tangled in the mysterious disappearance of a new student at his school, Ashley Kent, which leads to uncovering unimaginable secrets within their quiet suburban community.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent British actors Julia Ormond (“Ladies in Black”) and Lydia Page (“Blue Jean”) are set to soon appear in psychological horror movie “Home Education” directed by Italy’s Andrea Niada. Set in the scenic Sila plateau in Italy’s Southern Calabria region, “Home Education” revolves around a family that are followers of an esoteric cult and live in a secluded house deep in the woods. Warner Bros Entertainment Italia, Italy’s Indiana Production and BlackBox Multimedia are producing with support from the Calabria Film Commission. Germany’s SquareOne Productions is handling international sales. Warner Bros. Pictures will release the film in Italian theaters.