Tag Archives: Pension Credit
DWP renews its efforts to increase pension credit
It’s good to see the DWP responding to the cost of living crisis in a way that targets pensioner poverty The DWP plan their campaigns weeks, if not months ahead of launch , so this campaign happily coincides with … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Citizens Advice Bureau, DWP, Guy Opperman, pension, Pension Credit, pension playpen, state pension
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Paying pension credit automatically….
Spare 25mins and listen to this week’s Money Box on @BBCSounds – Council Tax £150 energy rebate and @henryhtapper talking about 1m older people missing out on Pension Credit and up to £3,000 a year plus access to gateway benefits … Continue reading
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Tagged Debora Price, money box, Paul Lewis, Pension Credit, pension playpen
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A sorry day for pensioners.
My heart has sunk since I watched Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement. So it seemed did the nation’s It’s a sorry state of affairs for one nation conservatism when not one penny can be found for those on universal or pension … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr Coffey, Guy Opperman, Pension Credit, Pensions, Rishi Sunak, Spring Statement
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Pension Credits ; the DWP’s ignorance is not bliss.
It’s refreshing to write an article on the way of Government without fear of reprisal. Anyone in this country has the freedom to publish their opinions freely so long as they do not constitute a hate crime. I met with … Continue reading
Sorting pension credits – my strategic and tactical solutions.
We’ve been learning this week how this state and its citizens can work together to provide humanitarian aid where and when it is needed. Tax-payers agree to offer free accommodation to refugees and are rewarded for their expense by our … Continue reading
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Tagged elderly, Pension Credit, pension minister, Pensions, Rishi Sunak
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A testing time for the DWP and its Pension Minister.
The Pensions Minister has called out the private sector for not having a long-term view. In this blog I call on his department to focus on a short-term strategy to deal with the problems facing people approaching and in retirement … Continue reading
‘Normal service will be resumed by the end of October 2021″ -DWP
I hope Guy Opperman’s promise that those due their state pension , some for 6 months or more, will get their payments with more than an apology. The short term blip in service is being blamed by the Minister on … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Pension Credit, Pensions, Ros Altmann, Sir Steve Webb, state pension, Steve Groves, Universal Credit
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“My pension stole my benefits!”
Gareth Morgan has , until now, been a lone voice, howling at the moon on the plight of the low paid faced with decisions on how to spend their pension pot. “Until now” means that he is now joined by … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Guidance, Pension Credit, Universal Credit
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Does the FCA’s consumer duty help or hinder the pensioner?
How Jane can give £10,000 to an insurer for an annuity and not benefit a penny Gareth, “the Ferret” Morgan is a fintech consumerist who stands up for those who are excluded from mainstream financial advice (and mainstream regulation). … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Ferrett, Gareth Morgan, housing benefit, Pension Credit, state pension
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What is MAPS doing for the elderly poor?
Why don’t those poor and old claim their benefits? It’s benefits not savings that top up the in retirement income of millions of British citizens, but the amount of time devoted to benefit take-up (as compared to savings rates) is … Continue reading
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Tagged MAPS, Pension Credit, pensions, state pensions, Universal Credit
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