For years the Department for Work and Pensions has refuted claims that the UK pays the worst state pension in the developed world by saying pensioners get a string of benefits on top. Now Labour is snatching those benefits away, starting with the Winter Fuel Payment. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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‘I’m a state pensioner forced to grow my own food to survive – £8,814 isn’t enough’
Stephen, 81, had to make significant cutbacks at home, including turning off the heating last winter. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Eamonn Holmes slams Rachel Reeves’s ‘vicious’ cuts to pensioner winter fuel payments
Eamonn Holmes blasted Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that winter fuel payments would be scrapped for pensioners not on benefits. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »State pensioner ‘staggered’ to receive £77k DWP lump-sum in error
One elderly Briton was awarded a whopping £77,000 after the error occurred. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Frozen allowances leave ‘dismayed’ pensioner facing tax on ‘meagre’ pension for first time
EXCLUSIVE: Jan and Terry Smith were recently slapped with an income tax bill of over £350 collectively on their “small” pensions. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Man who stabbed pensioner to death while he was riding mobility scooter avoids prison
Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was stabbed in the neck and chest while he was riding his mobility scooter has been sentenced. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pensioner tax warning as HMRC lines up ‘formidable’ powers and may ‘seize possessions’
Pensioners are paying more tax than ever before and their numbers are set to grow. A tax expert is warning that HMRC is not to be messed with, no matter who you are. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Premium Bonds alarm as pensioner faces strange questions to access NS&I account
They were trying to transfer some money from their account. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »HMRC pensioner income tax raid begins – do this now to avoid shock bill and fines
Around 650,000 lower income pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax this financial year due to the government’s stealth tax freeze, and they need to know what they’re in for. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »‘I’m a WASPI pensioner – this is what I think of suggested DWP £2,950 payout’
EXCLUSIVE: She had to stay on in her job as a headteacher when her state pension age was increased. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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