People under State Pension age with poor eyesight could be due up to £172 each week

Millie Radford and mum-of-22 Sue have seemingly buried the hatchet following rumours of a feud, which began in April when the 22-year-old accused her parents of 'choosing favourites' when it came to their grandkids. Millie's, who welcomed her second child in February 2022, comments came after revealed that they’d surprised some of their grandkids with a trip to Florida.

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.

Naman Ramachandran Matt Smith, known for playing Doctor Who in the eponymous BBC series and the Duke of Edinburgh in Netflix’s “The Crown” is returning to London’s West End. Smith will headline an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play “An Enemy of the People” at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre. “An Enemy of the People” revolves around Dr.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Sex is back,” said Julie Hintsinger, executive director of the Telluride Film Festival, to a packed house of festival-goers as they took in the newest effort from Yorgos Lanthimos at this year’s 50th anniversary. One of the festivals tributes this year, a pre-screening convo was moderated by director Karyn Kusama, as the two discussed his filmography which included his early works “Kinnetic” and “Alps.” In the audience were Oscar winners like director Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and actor Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”), and they, along with the crowd, devoured it.

Robbie Williams has recalled soiling himself while he was performing on stage with Take That.The British pop star took to his social media channels to share the anecdote with fans, telling them that it left him feeling “like death” while performing.The moment took place during the Take That reunion tour, when Williams rejoined his old bandmates for a tour of the UK and Europe but fell victim to food poisoning while on the road.“So, I had food poisoning once on the Take That tour. When I rejoined. It was Horrendous.

More than 34,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the State Pension to be paid to everyone in retirement at the same rate as the National Living Wage, despite an official response rejecting the proposal. According to map data on the petitions-parliament website, 34,062 signatures have now been recorded from every parliamentary constituency across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Social Security Scotland recently announced that more people in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will start moving to the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) over the coming months.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are one of Britain's most iconic couples and the world has fallen in love with their relationship after watching them grow from when they first met at St Andrews University into marriage and starting a family.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in February this year, there were 129,641 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across Great Britain, there are now more than 1.4million people over State Pension age getting either £68.10 or £101.75 each week through the benefit.

The Scottish Government recently announced that 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 that the new benefit will not involve any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

The SNP’s Patricia Gibson has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament for MPs to debate the “devastating impact of continuing unfair pension treatment of 1950s-born WASPI women (Women Against State Pension Inequality). The North Ayrshire and Arran MP is also urging the UK Government to “respond promptly” to the findings from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) report into the way the changes to the State Pension age were communicated.

There are 22 million people across the UK claiming at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). That number includes 12.6 million older people in receipt of State Pension payments, a contributory benefit only available to those of retirement age with at least 10 years’ worth of National Insurance Contributions.

Leonardo DiCaprio appeared to enjoy another date day in Santa Barbara, California earlier this week.

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr is taking home gold in the 1500 metres at the Athletics World Championships and no doubt would have been cheered on by his fiancée from the sidelines.The Scottish middle-distance runner, 25 stunned Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who was the favourite to win, and took the 1500m title in style at the Athletics World Championships in Budapest today (Wednesday, 23 August). Josh clocked three minutes 29.38 seconds to win a massive battle with Jakob, who came second, over the final 300m.

Newly updated figures show that during the ongoing cost of living crisis, people in the UK claiming their State Pension entitlement only just break even despite a record-breaking increase to weekly payment rates in April. The research, conducted by pension advisors Almond Financial, looked at the State Pension in comparison to the average cost of living in the UK.

Zendaya was too busy listening to Beyoncé‘s ‘Break My Soul’ when the song first released that she supposedly didn’t engage with her co-stars for a day on the set of Challengers.During an interview with the upcoming film’s star Josh O’Connor, the British actor was surprised by Zendaya, who revealed that she would be conducting the chat for V Magazine.In the latter portion of their chat, the pair spoke about O’Connor’s love for ceramics and ceramicists, with Zendaya saying her co-star “nerds out” on the topic. In response, O’Connor explains that his excitement over ceramics is no different from Zendaya’s love of Beyoncé.O’Connor said to Zendaya: “There was a day when we were shooting and Beyonce’s new track was coming out–and I’m not saying that Beyonce is like your equivalent of my ceramics, but no one could talk to [Zendaya].

Reverend Al Green has made his return by sharing a cover of Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day’. Check it out below.The track is the first new music that the American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer has recorded in five years.

Pension experts are urging older people to check the interest rate they currently have on their savings accounts after new research indicates that at least half of retirees could be missing out on hundreds of pounds each year. Pension Bee warns those missing out most are people with an interest rate of three per cent or less.

The Triple Lock will determine the level of uprating to be applied to the State Pension for the 2024/25 financial year and pays the highest between September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate, earnings growth, or 2.5 per cent. The frontrunner for the uprating is currently earnings growth, which came in at 7.8 per cent (excluding employee bonuses) for the period between April and June.

The last bank holiday of the summer falls on Monday, August 28 for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, it will also affect people in Scotland expecting payments on that date from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). No changes to payments due from Social Security Scotland have been announced and are expected to be made as planned.