People claiming State Pension, Universal Credit and other benefits could lose access to payments in December

State Pension has been underpaid due to repeated human errors which were almost inevitable amid complex rules and outdated IT systems, a spending watchdog has said in a new report. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that it underpaid 134,000 pensioners and those it can trace will be paid an average of £8,900, the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

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In a major win for trans rights, a Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom has overturned a 2020 ruling, which had stated that under-16s were unable to give informed consent to puberty blocker treatment.  The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs NHS England’s only gender identity development service for children, had appealed against the 2020 ruling of the high court.

credit card or personal loan than at the start of the year, a study has found. Credit checking company Experian said more than six in 10 (61%) customers using its "marketplace" - a money and car insurance comparison service - had a credit card offer they had been pre-approved for in August, compared with 47 per cent in January.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age who need help with daily living tasks or getting around outside the home as a result of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition. If someone is already receiving PIP when they reach State Pension age, this will carry on and if someone is already getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA), they will be invited to apply for it.

Universal Credit on people’s lives. Officials said the information does not exist as the uplift was only “temporary”.

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.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credit, 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.

retirement can never start too early, especially as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a financial and economic impact on households and businesses across the country. State Pension is a benefit payment which often becomes a person's main source of income during their retirement years.

Openreach has announced it will scrap connection fees for access to its superfast broadband network for those who receive Universal Credit with no other earnings from next month.

Universal Credit with a further estimated five million households receiving additional financial support through Working Tax Credits. Restrictions have now been lifted across the UK which is expected to further help the economy find its feet again.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a new rule change to Universal Credit to ensure claimants receive more consistent benefit payments every month, even if their employer pays them early because the pay date falls on a weekend, Monday or Bank Holiday. The DWP has implemented a new automatic process so that the Universal Credit system now automatically identifies claimants who receive a second monthly salary payment in one benefit assessment period.

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 is now 66 for both men and women.