New Social Security COLA Announcement Date Confirmed
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed the date of the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) announcement after it…
Social Security Update: New Warning Issued
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration (SSA) has released an alert about…
Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £441 every month
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment can provide additional financial support for older people. More than 1.7…
New call for £25,140 personal tax allowance for every person over State Pension age
An online petition proposes introducing a new tax code for pensioners. 11:03, 08 Oct 2025Updated 11:04, 08 Oct…
Attendance Allowance rules older people should know or DWP payments could stop
More than 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week on the non-means tested benefit…
Luxon’s job claims met with disbelief amid shrinking youth labour market
The PM insists teens can find work by simply ‘getting off the couch’ – but industry leaders and…
DWP State Pension age update after calls to lower it to 60
More than 16,400 people have signed a petition Linda Howard Money and Consumer Writer and Rory Poulter 14:41,…
Health NZ seeking to give more vaping kits to smokers wanting to quit, talks up PR benefits to suppliers
Since the beginning of this year, Health NZ has been providing vapes to 29 stop-smoking programmes around the…
Former DWP employee issues stark warning over planned State Pension age rises
The UK Government plans to increase the State Pension age to 67 by 2028 with a further rise…
Pensioners due new health benefit could get their first payment in October
The devolved benefit has replaced all new claims for Attendance Allowance in Scotland – and eligible pensioners could…
Older people living on their own could be due annual State Pension boost of £4,300
Pension Credit claims can be backdated by up to three months and unlock access to other financial support.…
Mood of the Boardroom: Mānuka honey sector eyes growth despite US tariffs and trade challenges
“Hives were at half a million in 2014. They’re back at half a million now, having peaked at…