Tag: pensioners
Pensioners to be hit hard again with big hike in price of Royal Mail first class stamps
The cost will increase on Monday October 7, while second class stamps will remain at 85p. …
Winter Fool: Rachel Reeves is a very clever woman – who’s just made a very stupid decision
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been handed her dream job, one she’s been working towards for years. And she’s unleashed havoc. Already? …
DWP makes major change to £200 Winter Fuel Payment
The Winter Fuel Payment is given to those who were born on or before 22 September 1958 and it should arrive between mid-November and Christmas, …
Pensioners face ‘daunting’ task of answering 243-question form to get winter fuel payment
Even if older people are eligible for the paymen, they have to now navigate hundreds of questions to prove it after Labour axed the old system. …
Pensioners warned this may be last chance to get £7,000 a year guaranteed income for life
Lifetime annuities now pay the highest amount of income for years but experts are urging pensioners to consider buying one today before rates fall. …
Charities ‘overwhelmed’ by pleas from pensioners worried about staying warm
Age UK says it has seen a 40 percent increase in calls to its helpline and a 200 percent rise in the number using its online benefits calculator. …
Pension tip for high earners could save more than £8,000 a year on childcare
Experts at Moneyfarm said the eligibility for receiving free and tax free childcare is limited to households where an individual earns at least £8,670 and no more than £100,000. …
Five ways pensioners can still get help on bills as Winter Fuel Payments axed for millions
Winter Fuel Payments are set to be axed for 10 million in the UK, but there are still ways to save money on energy bills this winter …
Martin Lewis says pensioners could claim £667 extra a year with a simple decision
His advice comes after the controversial decision by Government to scrap the winter fuel payment for all pensioners. …
Pensioner winter emergency warning as Labour axes MORE support for most vulnerable
Fuel poverty campaigners are warning of a winter health emergency with pensioners forced to live in “cold, damp homes” as Labour jettisons yet more financial support for the most vulnerable in September. …
