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DWP told to axe 'outdated' rule for millions of state pensioners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).
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
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
DWP sending £200 extra out to state pensioners aged between 66 and 80
Handy boost from DWP
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
HMRC sending 'shocking' letter to extra one million state pensioners
More than 8.16 million taxpayers aged over 66, so of state pension age.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
New dog law starts for 11 million households in England from Friday
From Friday, May 1, rules change