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In this long-read, Independent Age’s Senior Policy Officer Tatiana Sherwood explores what it’s like to claim financial support past State Pension age, and the devastating impact if people are not […]

MR v The Secretary of State for Work and Pension: [2024] UKUT 199 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 10 July 2024. Read the full

Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household. The Department for Work and Pensions

Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training. Parents have less than 2 weeks to tell HM

It is clear that change is needed within the welfare system – the Tories have admitted this themselves. So what does it look like now Labour have won the general

Audit Scotland report: Rise in fraud and error detection across public sector A data matching exercise detected £21.5 million worth of fraud and payment errors across the Scottish public sector.

We would like to invite you to attend a free online stakeholder information event where we will share details on the roll out of Pension Age Disability Payment in Scotland. 

August 19, 2024 Reacting to reports that the Scottish Government has reversed its plans to pilot extending concessionary bus travel to people in the asylum system, Poverty Alliance chief executive

The decision follows a decision by the UK Government.  A leading charity for older people has expressed their disappointment in the Scottish Government’s decision to follow in the footsteps of

If you are having difficulty managing a benefit claim or your State Pension, there’s extra help available from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). You might be able to