Linda Howard

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A new devolved benefit will replace all new claims for Attendance Allowance in Scotland from next week. People over State Pension age with a disability or long-term health condition will be able to make a new claim for Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP) from April 22. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed people over State Pension age living in 17 council areas north of the border can no longer make a new claim for Attendance Allowance.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Linda Howard Money |Linda Howard

By the end of this year, Social Security Scotland will administer and deliver 18 payments, including the new Pension Age Winter Heating Payment which has now replaced Winter Fuel Payments north of the border. It’s also important to be aware the remaining 35,420 claimants on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) living in Scotland will transfer to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) this Spring - letters have now been issued to all remaining claimants.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Linda Howard

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt welfare reforms. More than 10,300 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to scrap proposed welfare changes for people on health and disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The petition is now entitled to a written response, most-likely from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Linda Howard

There are also 760,000 older people eligible for a State Pension top-up of £4,300 annual income top-up. The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show the State Pension currently provides a regular financial income for 13 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Linda Howard

The State Pension age will increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028. The State Pension age is set to start rising from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase due to be completed for all men and women across the UK by 2028. The planned change to the official age of retirement has been in legislation since 2014 with a further rise from 67 to 68 set to be implemented between 2044 and 2046. The Pensions Act 2014 brought the increase in the State Pension age from 66 to 67 forward by eight years.