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Andrea Tucker told the Guardian newspaper she was told to repay £4,600 after caring for her mother for 15 years. Andrea Tucker told the Guardian newspaper she was told to repay £4,600 after caring for her mother for 15 years. An unpaid carer is set to challenge a Department for …

State pensioners could be eligible for up to £9,258 in freebies from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in February. The DWP will pay state pensioners £3,900 Pension Credit, if they’re eligible, as well as a £300 Winter Fuel Payment if born before 1944. Other perks include Housing Benefit …

Pensioners are being warned that they have just two months left to cash in £200 cost of living vouchers. Certain people living in Sandwell received a letter from the council before Christmas. It included a £200 payment, funded by Sandwell Council’s portion of the Household Support Fund. The government’s scheme …

A “do not ignore” warning has been issued for 190,000 energy customers getting letters on doormats who risk missing a £150 bill discount. From October, millions of households began receiving the £150 Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) Warm Home Discount. The Post Office began issuing these vouchers …

State pensioners have been urged to switch off three items and unplug them having lost the £300 Winter Fuel Allowance. Pensioners who are struggling to make ends meet amid the Cost of Living crisis have been told to make sure they are being savvier with their habits around the home. …

Thousands who missed out on the £300 or £200 Winter Fuel Payment can get a free £175 from today. Tower Hamlets Council is offering a £175 cash payment to pensioners it has assessed as in need to help with winter pressures. According to the Department for Work and Pension ( …

WASPI campaigners are taking the next step in their fight over changes to the State Pension age. Chancellor Rachel Reeves made no mention of any compensation plans in her Budget on October 30 but did announce that Labour is setting aside £11.8 billion for victims of the infected blood scandal …

Pensions Minister, Emma Reynolds, has said the government intends to present regulations to extend collective defined contribution (CDC) provision beyond single or connected schemes to parliament “as soon as [they] are able to”. Earlier this month, a consultation was launched by the Department for Work and Pensions on legislation to …

The Post Office has issued a reminder to households to look out for letters from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) containing a £150 voucher for the Warm Home Discount. The scheme is now open nationwide, and those with prepayment meters are urged to redeem their vouchers at one …

The Post Office has issued an alert over letters containing a free £150 boost before Christmas. UK households are being urged to watch out for new letters on the doormat from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for the Warm Home Discount. They are urging people with a prepayment …