DWP’s Mixed Age Couples Rule Leaves State Pensioners £7,000 Worse Off Friday, May 15, 2026 pensioners statepension dwp benefits pensioncredit mixedage couples financialsupport agegap independentage State pensioners in mixed-age couples are being unfairly penalised and left up to £7,000 worse off each year due to a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rule that requires both partners to have reached State Pension age … Read More