You can usually only reach back six tax years to fill gaps in your NI record, but until 5 April Brits have a time-limited ...

With 42 years’ experience dealing with benefits and the State Pension, Sandra Wrench knows better than most how the DWP ...

However, people over 80 who have no Basic State Pension income or have a weekly income of less than £101.55 each week, could ...

You can check out how much you will get by going to the DWP State Pension website. You can see how many complete years of National Insurance contributions you have made and a forecast of how much you ...

State pensioners across the UK are being urged by the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) to make one check to boost ...

The highest amount of extra income uncovered was £145.37 a week due to a couple in their mid-70s living in Suffolk. Although not claiming anything, the advisers found they were eligible each week for ...

People can boost their state pension payments by filling gaps in their national insurance contribution records, the ...

The DWP recently set out the proposed new payment rates for the 2025/26 financial year. People on the full New State Pension will see payments rise by £9.05 per week from £221.20 to £230.25 and as the ...

As part of the annual uprating exercise in just over a month the disability element of Pension Credit will rise ...

Pension Credit tops up your income if you’re over state pension age - but it also comes with additional perks such as ...

You can check out how much you will get by going to the DWP State Pension website. You can see how many complete years of National Insurance contributions you have made and a forecast of how much you ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the time it takes to process new Pension Credit claims - from ...