State Pension boost for grandparents looking after grandkids over the phone

A-Rod is celebrating his fitness journey. The former Yankees player shared a new photo to prove he “left the Dad-bod” behind, and since his post, followers have been commenting on how Alex Rodriguez’s weight loss reveal comes just one week after the MLB star called it quits with his former fiancée, Jennifer Lopez. Trigger warning: The content of this article engages with weight loss and diet culture.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for over 12.6 million people across the UK. 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.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) might arrive earlier for some people. HMRC announced changes to payment dates for Child Benefit and Tax Credits and the DWP has now confirmed similar changes for people receiving benefits including Universal Credit, State Pension, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Jobseeker's Allownace, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance.

Demi Lovato has said she will no longer discuss her recovery after being criticised for revealing she is “California sober”.The term refers to someone who only drinks and smokes marijuana, but does not take any other drugs.Lovato shared the status of her sobriety in her recent four-part YouTube docuseries Dancing With The Devil, which saw her explain the events leading up to her near-fatal overdose in 2018 and followed her recovery.“For me, I’ve decided that I’m probably never going to discuss

A night shoot at the Chateau Marmont for Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos was canceled just hours before production was to begin on Thursday, April 22, when it ran afoul of a union picket line and a celebrity-fueled boycott movement. Over the past year the legendary hotel has faced allegations it unfairly left its workers without affordable healthcare during the pandemic and permitted a climate of racial discrimination and sexual harassment before COVID-19 hit.

Oprah Winfrey's phone number on the air on accident while trying to pitch a hilarious business idea to her. On his show this week, James spoke about Pharrell Williams' new Miami "lifestyle hotel." After conferring with his band and staff, the late night host decided he wouldn't stay there, but he would stay at an Oprah-designed "lifestyle hotel." His drummer jokingly called it an "O-hotel." Wanting to tell Oprah his idea, James quickly realized he had a number for the TV queen, but doubted it

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Prince Harry will be "under intense scrutiny" as he attends Prince Philip's funeral following his and Meghan Markle’s explosive Oprah Winfrey interview, a royal expert has claimed.The Duke of Sussex, 36, will join Prince William,Kate Middleton,Prince Charles and a number of other royals as they make up the 30 mourners attending Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday 17 April.

State Pension age is regularly reviewed to make sure that it is affordable and fair as people are living longer and spending a greater proportion of their adult life in retirement than in the past.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said that "when the State Pension was introduced in 1948, a 65-year-old could expect to spend 13.5 years receiving the benefit, around 23 per cent of their adult life".However, this has been increasing ever since and it is now estimated that a 65-year-old can

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Carer's Credits which could help boost their State Pension. The findings were released by the wealth management firm following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request which discovered that some 5,209 people claimed Carer's Credit in 2020 - down by around 20 per cent from 6,489 claims recorded in 2019.

After stepping down as a working royal,Prince Harry is not expected to wear military uniform at Prince Philip’s funeral. When Harry and Meghan Markle made the decision to take a step back from royal duties in January 2020, Harry was stripped of his military title as Captain General of the Royal Marines, a role he took over from his grandfather.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed an increase of 0.5 per cent. The start of the new financial year on Tuesday, April 6 brought with it amendments to benefit payments delivered by the DWP.

Thousands of women currently receiving as little as £1 a week for their State Pension could be owed sums of money equivalent to lottery wins, a former pensions minister has said. Sir Steve Webb, who is now a partner at pensions consultants Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP), said some women may be entitled to huge refunds but could be missed by data searches currently being carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).

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, now 66 for everyone in the UK, this will carry on and if someone is already getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA), they will be invited to apply for it.