However, people over 80 who have no Basic State Pension income or have a weekly income of less than £101.55 each week, could be due extra money to help them with daily living expenses. The ‘Over 80 ...

Almonds are another powerful sleep-promoting food. "Almonds are rich in magnesium, which promotes both relaxation and sleep," ...

Gold-plated “defined benefit” public sector pensions are a major drain on the finances of any country that offers them. In ...

More than one million households are missing out on financial support they are entitled to - often because they don't realise ...

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 12.9 million people claiming the State Pension, including over 1.1m living in Scotland. Some 4.1m are on the New ...

The highest number of claims however, were settled by East Lancashire Hospital Trust which has had to fork out £29,177,534 to settle 33 legal claims of child medical negligence lodged against in ...

NHS Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria have paid out more than £114 million in compensation for children’s medical negligence legal claims lodged against them in the last five years, a new ...

A Health and Disability Green Paper will be published in the coming weeks to set out planned reforms of PIP and other benefits ...

Those on the full New State Pension will see their weekly payments increase by £9.05 from £221.20 to £230.25. As payments are typically made every four weeks, this amounts to an increase of £921.

The DWP has confirmed the new April 2025 State Pension rates after MPs voted through the proposals from the autumn budget. New weekly and monthly totals ... Annual amount: £9,175 (from £8,814 ...