New petition calls for State Pension age to be lowered to 60 to ‘free up jobs for young people’

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.

Ant & Dec have reportedly created a new gameshow format that will offer contestants the chance to win a 'life-changing' cash prize.  Since finding fame on Byker Grove, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 45, have reinvented themselves as the kings of Saturday night television, after creating a number of new gameshows.

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.

previously reported that the property was owned by the 39-year-old “Homecoming” superstar and her husband, rap legend and Roc Nation guru Jay-Z, 51. Local ABC affiliate also tied the residence to the Carters.The cause of the Garden District fire has not been determined.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including 284,000 over State Pension age. PIP is a benefit paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to people who may need help with daily living activities or getting around outside their home because of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition.

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.

The cinema of filmmaker Gaspar Noé tends to skew toward the younger, stickier parts of life. Since the name-making controversy of his second feature, “Irreversible” (2002), the Argentinian filmmaker has become synonymous with a world of parties, loud music, drug-taking, and sex.

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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.

The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Anthony Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology. The movie "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" appeared in cinemas Friday and mostly features real footage of the beloved celebrity chef and globe-trotting television host before he died in 2018.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed how bogus Universal Credit claims during the coronavirus pandemic helped to push fraud and error overpayments in the benefits system to record levels last year. The DWP estimates it overpaid £8.3 billion (7.5%) out of £111.4 billion of benefits other than the State Pension in 2020-21 - an increase of £3.8 billion since 2019-20.

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.

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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a tax-free, non-means tested benefit for people over the age of 16 who have a physical or mental disability and need help taking part in everyday life, or have difficulty getting around outside the home. PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 or over in 2013 and anyone still receiving this benefit will eventually be asked to make a claim for PIP instead.

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BBC Breakfast Sunak twice refused to guarantee the increase would go ahead in April 2022.It comes as the Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey announced yesterday that the £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit introduced at the start of the covid pandemic will be slashed in September.An increase in the pension rate is expected to cost the taxpayer around £4billion.Sunak said: "The triple lock is the Government's policy but I very much recognise people's concerns."I think they are

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