DWP Christmas Bonus payment coming for all PIP claimants to help out over winter
BirminghamLive reports claimants will notice an extra £10 in their bank accounts during December. This forms the Department ...
Greater Manchester MP calls for government to make Pension Credit claims easier
If my own mum didn’t have myself and our family to help her clear these bureaucratic hurdles, there’s no way she could have ...
Thousands of UK pensioners to receive £233 support after Winter Fuel Payment changes
Fuel Payment has been a lifeline for many pensioners in past years, but millions will find themselves ineligible ...
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Winter Fuel Allowance: ecosocialism versus ageism, austerity and poverty
On 10 September 2024 348 MPs (overwhelmingly Labour MPs) voted through regulations to cut the winter fuel allowance for all pensioners except those in receipt of means-tested benefits such as pension ...
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Surge in pension risk transfer lawsuits, as private equity pursues annuity assets
Lockheed Martin, AT&T, Alcoa and GE have been sued by employees in class action lawsuits over the PRT deals made with a ...
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Legislators vote to permanently cut schools' pension payments
Superintendents and education unions applauded the vote. Noting that a majority of charter schools are not required to make ...
Pension credit chaos leaves retirees waiting years for payments
Yvonne Bailey, 79, waited six years for pension credit after she was mistakenly told that she was not eligible by both the ...
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IBM completes $6B pension risk transfer to Prudential in group annuity buyout
After replacing its pension plan with a cash-balance plan last year, IBM has now completed a PRT, transferring $6 billion in ...
Yellow Loses Pension Ruling, Upending Shareholder Bankruptcy Bets
A bankruptcy court judge said the failed trucker is still on the hook after it withdrew from pension contributions in its ...