The Government has been prompted to react to a petition calling for the reduction of the age threshold for free bus travel in ...

The government has issued an official response to a petition calling for the age at which people become eligible for free bus ...

Meanwhile, some 8.8m retirees receive up to £678 each pay period through the Basic State Pension. It's crucial for those ...

The TV Licence fee is set to increase by £5 from April, but some people may be eligible for a free TV Licence, which the ...

In the Independent Age video, Fran McSweeney, Head of National Services at the charity, shares essential tips on applying for Pension Credit. She explains that the benefit tops-up income from State ...

A children’s pension, personal pension, or someone else paying into your pension could all trigger extra tax relief payments ...

New research suggests that workers born after April 1970 will not reach UK State Pension age until they are 71 ...

The state pension is a huge cost for the Government and with the triple lock policy in place, payments are expected to rise - ...

One suggestion for keeping the state pension affordable is to means-test some aspects of the policy. Conservative Party ...

A 3.7% uplift would see the full new state pension rise from £230.25 a week to £238.75 a week, or £12,415 a year, marking an ...

Total sales were worth £7billion last year, a 34 per cent increase on 2023, according to the latest data from the Association ...

Politicians have agreed to have "a proper debate" about proposed changes to state pensions and the future of the National ...