DWP Urged to Scrap £10 Christmas Bonus to Preserve State Pension Triple Lock Friday, June 5, 2026 pension triplelock christmasbonus retirees dwp taxation statepension blair income affordability The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to eliminate the £10 Christmas Bonus to protect the much-debated state pension Triple Lock. This plea follows recommendations from Sir Tony Blair’s think tank, which … Read More
DWP Urged to Keep Triple Lock and Focus on Welfare Reform Friday, June 5, 2026 pensions statepension triplelock welfare dwp retirement budget ageuk inflation welfarefraud The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is under pressure not to scrap the Triple Lock, a policy guaranteeing state pensions rise annually by the highest of inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.5%. Instead, watchdogs … Read More
60,000 State Pensioners Losing Long-Standing Payment Increases, Claims Labour Minister Wednesday, June 3, 2026 pensions dwp veterans frozen statepension expatriates uprating triplelock benefits An estimated 60,000 state pensioners, including many veterans, are losing out on annual payment rate increases from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to a claim by a Labour Party minister. This raises … Read More
HMRC Tax Charges Loom for 9 Million State Pensioners Due to Fiscal Drag Tuesday, June 2, 2026 pension hmrc tax fiscaldrag statepension inflation pensioners triplelock income costofliving Millions of state pensioners are facing increasing HMRC tax bills as the combination of rising state pensions and frozen personal tax allowances push them into taxable income brackets. This fiscal drag occurs because while … Read More
New DWP Proposal: £30 Weekly Supplement for Low-Income State Pensioners Friday, May 22, 2026 pension dwp triplelock inflation pensioners supplement pensioncredit savings policy intergenerational The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering changes to the state pension triple lock that could save the government £19 billion annually by the mid-2030s, according to a recent report from the Intergenerational … Read More
State Pensioners Over 75 Face Tax Bills as HMRC Excludes Them from Personal Allowance Rule Wednesday, May 20, 2026 pension hmrc tax statepension pensioners triplelock rachelreeves taxation ukpolicy finance From 2027 onwards, all pensioners aged over 75 will be excluded from a valuable HMRC personal tax-free allowance perk, exposing many to unexpected tax bills. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that individuals relying … Read More