The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that 77 per cent of all new claims for Pension Credit were processed - from initial application to award decision letter - within the ...

State pensioners who are claiming Pension Credit will benefit from an income boost from today as new payment rates take effect. Pension Credit is a benefit issued by the Department for Work and ...

More than 1.4 million older people across Great Britain, including over 125,000 living in Scotland, are currently receiving Pension Credit, a gateway benefit that now provides an average of £ ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared that 78% of new Pension Credit claims are being processed within the targeted 50 working day timescale. Pensions Minister Torsten Bell says ...

Those in receipt of Pension Credit will automatically receive the increase in their pensions - just under £9 a week - from April. The standard minimum guarantee will see payments go up for a sing ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. State Pension and Pension Credit payments may be affected by changes due to the Easter bank holidays this week. Both Good Friday April 18 ...

MILLIONS on Universal Credit and state pensions face payment delays despite rates going up this week. The vast majority of benefit payments rose by 1.7% and the state pension by 4.1% yesterday.

Overpayments of pension credit have reached a new record high of 10.3 per cent for the financial year ending in April 2025, new data reveals. These overpayments mean taxpayers have overpaid more ...