Older people with health issues could be due more than £1,300 each month from April

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to remove income tax on the State Pension to “reduce the tax burden on pensioners”. The personal tax allowance threshold will remain frozen at £12,570 during the 2024/25 financial year, which means that older people with an income of more than £242 per week may have to pay income tax.

Nearly 1.5 million older people with a long-term health condition claiming Attendance Allowance are set for a significant income boost in April following confirmation from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt that benefits will rise in line with the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation figure of 6.7 per cent. During the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor also announced that the State Pension will increase by 8.5 per cent - the earnings growth measure of the Triple Lock policy.

New research commissioned by the charity Independent Age indicates that one in four older people (24%) had to rely on savings last winter to help cover daily living costs, including higher heating bills and soaring supermarket prices. The older people’s financial hardship charity said this figure increased to one in three (33%) for those with a household income under £20,000.

Thousands of older people, mostly women, could be due backdated State Pension underpayments worth nearly £12,400 before the end of 2024 as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) continues to identify and rectify historical administration errors. However, it's important to be aware most people currently receiving the State Pension - some 12.6 million - are getting the right amount of money.

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Millions of people claiming their State Pension can look forward to a bumper income boost this year when payments rise by 8.5 per cent from April 8, 2024. Under the wages growth measure of the Triple Lock policy, those on the full New Sate Pension can expect an annual increase of £902, while those on the full Basic (or Old) State Pension will see an uplift of £692).

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The Scottish Government recently announced a new devolved disability payment designed to provide additional financial support for people of State Pension age will not include a mobility component. However, it has also confirmed the new benefit will not include any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

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Thousands of people in receipt of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) could be due arrears from as far back as April 2016, following a recent change to the Daily Living component assessment rules around the definition of ‘social support’. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is now urging around 284,000 existing claimants to contact them, if they think they may have been affected.

Thousands of older people, mostly women, could be due backdated State Pension underpayments worth nearly £12,400 before the end of 2024 as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) continues to identify and rectify historical administration errors. However, it's important to be aware that most people currently receiving the State Pension - some 12.6 million - are getting the right amount of money.

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Gemma Collins has hit back at body-shamers as she opened up about her health, reavling why it's difficult for her to lose weight.The former TOWIE star, 42, who recently appeared on The Real Full Monty, reaveled that she suffers from a number of health conditions that have impacted her weight over the years. Opening uo about these, Gemma shared that she has an underactive thyroid, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), metabolic syndrome and low iron levels. Speaking to the Mail Online, she explained: "I've always loved myself.To be honest, I've never looked at myself and thought, ''Oh, I'm disgusting''.

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State Pension provides essential financial support every four weeks for 12.6 million people across Great Britain, including around one million living in Scotland. This regular payment of up to £203.85 per week for the full, New State Pension or £156.20 per week for the Basic State Pension (Category A or B) 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.