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DWP told to axe 'outdated' rule for millions of state pensioners

Ex-Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair's thinktank that the Triple Lock "must go".

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State pensioners to notice change to DWP payments on Monday morning

Payments will be brought forward from Monday, May 4. Instead, payments were made on Friday (May 1).

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DWP told to scrap benefit claimed by 1.4 million people entirely

The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) think tank has urged the DWP to scrap pension credit and remove the state retirement age.

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UK Bakery shuts every branch after 109 years as chain enters liquidation

Routledges, which was first opened in 1917 by the Routledge family has now closed for good after 109 years with a shortfall of nearly £779,000

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Mum-of-six jailed for cruel £25,000 Birmingham raid to pensioner who offered her free food

Catalina Stanciu, aged 37, faces being deported back to Romania

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DWP sending £200 extra out to state pensioners aged between 66 and 80

Handy boost from DWP

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Major update over £100 Nationwide Fairer Share payments for 2026

Nationwide has paid customers £100 bonuses in recent years - with customers anxious over whether the sums will return for 2026.

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HMRC letters demanding £700 coming for 29 million UK households

Thanks to frozen tax thresholds, the phe personal allowance has been fixed at £12,570 since April 6, 2021.

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State pensioners being handed 9 freebies and discounts worth £5,310 in May

The Department for Work and Pensions has increased the state pension for 2026, handing people who claim more money.

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State pensioners born after 1960 could be given early access to DWP payments

Sir Tony Blair's thinktank, the Tony Blair Institute, says the triple lock should be scrapped.

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DWP told to cancel planned £2,100 payments for state pensioners

The triple lock must be scrapped, the DWP has been told by Sir Tony Blair's thinktank.

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HMRC sending 'shocking' letter to extra one million state pensioners

More than 8.16 million taxpayers aged over 66, so of state pension age.

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DWP state pension problem will leave people born before 1960 with just £220

State pension is least financially secure in Europe when state pension income is compared to the cost of living, new analysis has found.

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HMRC changes tax bracket for one million DWP state pensioners

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's HMRC tax raid has dragged over 300,000 more people into paying higher rates.

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West Midlands pensioners charged with murder, rape and violent attacks

A BirminghamLive investigation has found that hundreds of pensioners in the West Midlands were charged with serious crimes over the last five years - and some were jailed for their offending

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HMRC paying surprise £180 payments into people's bank accounts on Friday

Claimants get £27.05 each week for their eldest or only children, and £17.90 for every additional child.

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Eight million state pensioners face grim letter from HMRC due to 2021 rule

HMRC has changed the tax band for eight million pensioners - with people warned their bill will INCREASE. New HMRC data shows 8.2 million people of state pension age are paying income tax.

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DWP issued clearest warning yet to scrap Triple Lock for all state pensioners

Sir Tony Blair's thinktank has called on the DWP to scrap the pledge.

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West Midlands polls predict Reform UK surge in Black Country and tight race in Birmingham

Two new polls have sent shockwaves through candidates vying for seats on Birmingham City Council and in neighbouring Sandwell, Walsall and Coventry

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New dog law starts for 11 million households in England from Friday

From Friday, May 1, rules change