State Pension

19 December 2024

State Pensions Age and WASPI women
Compensation for women caught by the change in State Pension Age, which the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has dismissed the idea of

27 November 2024

State Benefit and State Pension rates 2025/26
The proposed State Benefit rates and State Pension rates for 2025/26

27 November 2024

Another Pension Credit awareness drive
Pension Credit, which pensioners are being urged to check if they could be eligible for, to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to Ł300 per household

13 November 2024

State Pension and Home Responsibilities Protection
The latest statistics on underpayments made to people missing Home Responsibilities Protection on their National Insurance record

12 November 2024

State Pension underpayments - latest progress on cases reviewed
The DWPs Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practice (LEAP) exercise to correct underpayments of the State Pension

09 October 2024

Just under six months to go to maximise the State Pension
The looming deadline for individuals to fill any gaps in their National Insurance records from 2006 onwards to maximise their State Pension

20 September 2024

State benefits on retirement (pre 6 April 2016)
The state benefits available for those that reached their State Pension Age prior to 6 April 2016

16 September 2024

State Pension and Home Responsibilities Protection
How thousands of people missing Home Responsibilities Protection on their National Insurance record could boost their State Pension - Pensions Awareness Week

11 September 2024

Outline of the Social Security system in the UK
The benefits available, eligibility conditions and tax treatment. Benefit rates from April 2024

10 September 2024

State Second Pension (S2P)
The main features of the State Second Pension including details of contracting out

10 September 2024

The Triple Lock
The key earnings growth figure for the Triple Lock, which has been announced

04 September 2024

The Triple Lock
The Triple Lock state pension increase for 2025/26, which will be determined by earnings growth of around 4%. There is an interesting statistical catch

22 August 2024

Pension Credit awareness drive
Pension Credit, which pensioners are being urged to check if they could be eligible for, to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to Ł300 per household

12 August 2024

Pension Credit and Tax Credits - updated DWP guidance
Tax Credits, which are ending on 5 April 2025, and new guidance on applying for Pension Credit

25 July 2024

State Pension underpayments - latest progress on cases reviewed
The DWP's Legal Entitlements and Administrative Practice (LEAP) exercise to correct underpayments of the State Pension