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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

New 2026 dates revealed for universal credit, PIP and end of two-child benefit cap

Most UK benefits will rise 3.8% from April 2026 while the state pension will rise 4.8% under the government's triple-lock, affecting millions.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

State pensioners with no other income will not pay tax

Anyone solely receiving the new flat-rate state pension - for those who reached state pension age after April 2016 - will get 12,547.60 next year. That is just below the income tax threshold of 12,570.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Reeves vows state pensioners won't have to pay tax despite alarm over Budget changes

State pension-only recipients will not pay income tax despite frozen tax thresholds that could push the new state pension above personal allowance by 2027/28.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Warning 1.3m more people could pay higher income tax rate after Reeves Budget

Free-to-read journalism relies on donations to fund on-the-ground reporters covering issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and investigations into political finances.
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
4 months ago

Government to review Waspi women compensation decision after new evidence emerges

Government will reconsider compensation for millions of 1950s-born women affected by state pension age rises after newly uncovered 2007 DWP evidence.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 months ago

How much are benefits and pensions increasing in April?

UK CPI at 3.8% prompts above-inflation benefit increases; state pension expected to rise 4.8% in April 2026, raising the full weekly pension to £241.30.
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Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

Rise in the numbers with no arrangements in place for retirement

Over one quarter of adults lack any retirement plan, many doubt pension adequacy, and dependence on the state pension is increasing.
fromIrish Independent
8 months ago

'Can I bump up my PRSI contributions and retire to Spain when I'm 60?'

To qualify for the contributory state pension, you generally need at least 520 full-rate paid PRSI contributions, equivalent to 10 years' worth of paid work.
Retirement
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Reeves must raise taxes, charge for NHS or ditch pensions triple lock, warns IMF

The world’s most important financial watchdog has warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will likely break a key party manifesto pledge by hiking taxes or cutting public services.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Labour minister Liz Kendall announces review of state pension age

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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

DWP urges 200,000 parents to come forward for 5,000 retirement top up

The Department for Work and Pensions struggles to reunite affected parents with underpaid state pensions due to record-keeping errors.
UK politics
fromwww.thenorthernecho.co.uk
11 months ago

State Pension and Pension Credit Easter bank holiday payment dates confirmed

DWP payments may shift around the Easter bank holidays, requiring longer budgeting periods for recipients.
The rise in State Pension might push many pensioners over the tax threshold.
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