Older pensioners annual payment increase from DWP due next April
Pensioners are on course to get a bigger than expected boost to payments next year. Pensioners are on course for 4.8% increase to State Pension rates from April 2026 (Image: Getty) Older state pensioners across the UK are set to receive…
DWP confirms it won’t check bank accounts of people who receive 1 benefit
The DWP will be able to check some benefit recipients’ accounts under new fraud powers, but one group is explicitly exempt. DWP confirmed it will not be checking the bank accounts of one group of people (Image: Getty) The Department for Work…
Major Cash ISA update as Rachel Reeves plots huge overhaul
If you have an ISA, you’ll need to understand the possibility of upcoming changes and what they could mean for you. Rachel Reeves will make her announcement on November 26. (Image: Getty Images) The Budget is just around the corner, with…
‘Highlands in revolt’ over eviction of veterans from barracks to make way for 300 refugees
In the heart of Inverness, a storm brews as war veterans and locals unite against a controversial plan that could change the face of their historic community. Anti-migration and counter-protesters faced off in Inverness at the weekend (Image: Northpix) Angry locals…
One in five pensioners on low incomes would struggle to pay unexpected £50 bill
New research shows many older people on low incomes would struggle to pay emergency bills The research paints a worrying picture among older people on low incomes (Image: Getty) One in five older people on low incomes would struggle to pay…
The 10,800 foreign criminals in UK prisons have cost the UK more than £3 billion
There will be more overcrowding and more early releases unless the Government acts People seen outside HM Prison Brixton in London in 2024 (Image: PA) The cost of jailing foreign criminals is enough to pay the salaries of 20,000 new nurses or 15,000…
Shabana Mahmood reveals she is called ‘f****** p***’ on street in fiery migration clash
Home Secretary hits back at claims she is “stoking division” with “immoderate language” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (Image: PARLIAMENT TV) Shabana Mahmood said she is regularly called a “f****** P*** and told to go back home” in a Commons clash over her migration…
The six key measures Labour hopes will restore control of the asylum system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said the current asylum system is “out of control and unfair” as she announced reforms aimed at deterring illegal migration. Shabana Mahmood has vowed to reform the asylum system (Image: Parliament TV) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood…
Fury as Rachel Reeves plots to slam Brits with £518m UK ‘holiday tax’
Labour is being told to “stick to its word” and not introduce a holiday tax at the Budget on November 26. Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to unveil a holiday tax in this month’s Budget (Image: Getty) A holiday tax would cost Britons…
Huge Digital ID update as Labour reveals mandatory deadline – or you won’t have a job
The digital ID card plan is part of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s immigration package LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 18: Protesters march against UK Government’s plan to introduce a d (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) Everyone will need to sign up…