New and Basic State Pension weekly payment rates from next April under Triple Lock

There is a key date this month that everyone claiming their State Pension should be aware of as it could determine how much the contributory benefit will increase next April. The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate will be announced on Wednesday, October 18 and forms part of the Triple Lock policy which is used for the annual State Pension uprating.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will start writing to thousands of older people this month who may have been underpaid an average of £5,000 on their State Pension due to missing information on their National Insurance (NI) record. The issue affects mostly women in their 60s and 70s who may have Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) missing from their NI record.

J Balvin has confirmed that he and Ed Sheeran will be releasing a joint album soon.In a recent cover story with Nylon, Balvin spoke about a new EDM-inspired record as well as his collaborative album with Sheeran.“It came about in an organic, natural way. We met; we had coffee, we’d run into each other at the same gym, at the hotel,” he told the publication.

The New England Patriots tragically lost a lifelong fan during the big game on Sunday. Over the weekend at Gillette Stadium

EXCLUSIVE: Classic New Zealand novel Once Were Warriors, memorably adapted for film by Lee Tamahori in 1994, is getting a TV adaptation from Wheel Of Time exec Rick Selvage and the novel’s author Alan Duff.

EastEnders newcomer Jazzy Phoenix has made her debut playing the mysterious role of Nadine, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the late Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold). Jazzy who has been a professional actress for the past five years, made her first appearance on the hit BBC soap on Monday, 18 September when Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) returned to Albert Square after a night of insomnia and believed he saw his late wife Lola from across the square.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that State Pension currently provides regular financial support for 12.6 million older people across the country, including nearly one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

Just one year before they announced their separation, Hugh Jackman and his now-estranged wife Deborra-Lee Furness moved into a new home in New York City and we have photos from inside the stunning penthouse apartment.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for 12.6 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. 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, and have paid at least 10 years of National Insurance contributions.

Channel 4 quiz show host Noel Edmonds, who presented Deal or No Deal, has left fans shocked after he made a surprising career change after relocating to New Zealand in 2019.

Tom Brady shared a major milestone with all three of his children over the weekend. The NFL legend returned to Gillette Stadium for the season game opener of his former NFL team, the New England Patriots. Clad in his old No. 12 jersey, Brady was honoured by team owner Robert Kraft for his

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) now estimates that 165,000 older people have been underpaid their State Pension by £1.2 billion due to historical errors affecting mostly married women, widows and those aged over 80. It also estimates 210,000 people may have been underpaid a further £1.3 billion due to historical issues relating to Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP).

Carlos Aguilar When lay minister Thomas Munro (Guy Pearce) first reaches the shores of New Zealand in 1830, he does so on a white horse. A religious British man riding into a far-off land on his milky stallion is the picture of a white savior if there ever was one.

State Pension is a contributions-based benefit that provides essential financial support for 12.6million older people across Great Britain, including more than one million living in Scotland. Of that overall total, more than 1.4million people are also receiving additional support through Attendance Allowance.

Oscar-winning Polish cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, best known for his decades-long collaboration with Steven Spielberg, and Stephen Lighthill, who shot the Oscar-nominated doc Berkeley, will be the two special award recipients at this year’s Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA).

Travis Barker made a brief cameo on social media after leaving the U.K. leg of Blink-182’s tour to deal with an “urgent family matter” at home.

Daddio is a knockout, the sort of breakthrough by a virtual unknown that many might dream about but only rarely takes place. Entirely set in a taxi stuck for a long time at night on a jammed highway heading from New York City’s JFK airport to Manhattan, debuting writer-director Christy Hall has created a marvelous two-hander between a veteran New York cabbie who’s seen it all and a young woman trying to figure things out.

Manchester City have three main injury concerns to address upon their return from the international break.

RIIZE have made their debut with their new single ‘Get A Guitar’.RIIZE are a seven-member group from SM Entertainment, featuring former NCT members Shotaro and Sungchan. The duo are joined by Eunseok, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee and Anton.“I love it when our eyes meet / Ooh, baby, ooh / I love it when I dance with you / Drawing sunshine in the rhythm / Full of dreams in my heart,” the boyband sing on the upbeat chorus of ‘Get A Guitar’.‘Get a Guitar’ is also the title of RIIZE’s debut single album, which include the previously released song ‘Memories’.At a press conference in Seoul for the release of ‘Get a Guitar’, SM Entertainment also announced that RIIZE will also be represented by RCA Records in the US, per Forbes.“RIIZE are ushering in an exciting new era of K-pop,” said Joseph Chang, CEO of SM and Kakao Entertainment America.

“Summer House” stars Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke calling off their engagement sent shockwaves through the Bravo community. The 37-year-old reality star, who had been eagerly planning her upcoming wedding with Radke, was “blindsided” by the breakup and is leaning on her female co-stars, ET has learned.