All articles featuring 'Pension Credit'
150,000 use benefits check-up tool in first two days
15 April 2011Tens of thousands have already checked if they're entitled to benefits 48 hours after we launched an eligibility checker
State pension reform: the winners and losers
5 April 2011Women, carers and the self employed could be among the winners from the shake-up that could see a £155-a-week payout
Minister admits millions 'don't have a clue' about pensions
4 March 2011The pensions landscape will undergo major change shortly so we put your concerns to pensions minister Steve Webb
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Compulsory annuities scrapped in pension shake-up
9 December 2010The Government today confirmed plans to end rules forcing people to use a pension to buy a guaranteed income by 75
Cold weather payments: who qualifies?
2 December 2010The freezing temperatures across the UK have triggered the benefit payout, but how does it work?
Big freeze triggers cold weather payments
25 November 2010Nearly 80,000 households will receive £25 each during the coming few days to help cover the cost of heating their homes
State pension could rise to £140 a week
25 October 2010Ministers are drawing up plans to sweep away the means-tested system and introduce a new flat-rate pension
Spending Review: benefits cut in welfare axe
20 October 2010Child benefit is to be cut for higher rate taxpayers, while other payouts have been frozen
Support for mortgage interest benefit cut by thousands of pounds
29 September 2010230,000 struggling householders will see state handouts dive by a typical £3,700 a year from October
Benefits hope for tax blunder victims
17 September 2010Victims of the blunder which will see 1.4 million people asked to pay cash back may qualify for increased state handouts
1.5 million fail to claim £3,000 a year pension credit
9 September 2010Eligible over 60s who don't take up the cash are missing out on an average £56 a week
Don't let retirement apathy cost you thousands of pounds with wrong annuity
2 September 2010Around 60% of elderly people accept their pension provider's annuity plan, which is likely to be a grave financial error
Millions face cut in final salary pensions
9 July 2010The Government has announced plans to cut the rate at which some private sector pensions rise each year
Should you equity release?
17 June 2010Whether to release cash from your home or not is a big decision many older people find themselves considering
Charities in plea over unclaimed benefits
3 February 2010A coalition has called on the Government to improve the take-up of benefits and tax credits
Home repossessions down but future looks gloomy
Eon shakes up direct debits to stop bill shocks
Lloyds TSB first big bank to launch junior cash Isa
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
