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Pensioner accused of benefits fraud after allegedly keeping £88,000 in separate bank accounts

Pensioner accused of benefits fraud after allegedly keeping £88,000 in separate bank accounts

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Robert Johnson

A 70-year-old has been accused of committing benefit fraud after he allegedly kept thousands of pounds across six separate bank accounts. Robert ...

State pension payments to rise to £12,150 a year in 2025 but triple lock ‘might not be sustainable’

State pension payments to rise to £12,150 a year in 2025 but triple lock ‘might not be sustainable’

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Robert Johnson

The state pension could exceed £12,150 a year in 2025 in a boon for older Britons but experts are warning this type ...

State pension age change sees ‘rise’ in Britons claiming PIP and disability benefits

State pension age change sees ‘rise’ in Britons claiming PIP and disability benefits

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Robert Johnson

Increases to the state pension age have contributed to an uptake in Britons applying for working-age benefit payments from the Department for ...

State pension warning as thousands of older Britons £4k worse-off under DWP Universal Credit rule

State pension warning as thousands of older Britons £4k worse-off under DWP Universal Credit rule

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Robert Johnson

Thousands of state pensioners are at risk of being £4,000 worse-off under a Universal Credit rule imposed by the Department for Work ...

Universal Credit payments cut by £63 a month in DWP’s ‘relentless pursuit’ of debt

Universal Credit payments cut by £63 a month in DWP’s ‘relentless pursuit’ of debt

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Robert Johnson

Universal Credit payments are being reduced by £63 a month on average as part of the Department for Work and Pension’s (DWP) ...

Britons need close to £300,000 in savings to match DWP retirement benefit

Britons need close to £300,000 in savings to match DWP retirement benefit

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Robert Johnson

Britons need close to £300,000 in retirement savings to match the state pension, according to new analysis from Fidelity International. The investment ...

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for June 2024

DWP benefit and pension payment dates for June 2024

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Robert Johnson

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to hand out benefit and pension payments to millions of households across the ...

DWP to retain general levy structure but increase rates by 6.5% a year

DWP to retain general levy structure but increase rates by 6.5% a year

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Sophie Anderson

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has decided to retain the current general levy structure and increase rates by 6.5 per ...

UK state pension ‘will have to be lower and paid later’ as system ‘can’t cope’

UK state pension ‘will have to be lower and paid later’ as system ‘can’t cope’

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William Turner

Working-age Britons face getting a lower state pension and having to wait longer to get it because the current state pension system ...

Britons urged to check now or risk ‘nasty surprise’

Britons urged to check now or risk ‘nasty surprise’

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Robert Johnson

Britons are being urged to check how much state pension they’re set to get before they retire, to avoid running the risk ...