Tag: Pensioner
12 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Woman raises funds to buy defibrillator for pensioners - then gets hit with £240 VAT

Glenda Winter, 82, fundraised to buy a defibrillator for her Bield sheltered living block in Duns, Scotland, but was ...

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about 1 year ago
thestar.co.uk

Missing Ernest: Barnsley pensioner who went missing after getting on train in Sheffield found safe

Man who went missing after getting on a train in Sheffield is found safe

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Elderly mum sleeps in stranger's bed after hospital discharges her to wrong home

Joyce Wright, 83, was mistakenly discharged from Boston Pilgrim Hospital in Lincolnshire and ambulance staff took her...

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about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

CCTV footage shows terrifying moment pensioner and pet labradoodle attacked by crazed dog in the ...

Police are on the hunt for the owner of the out-of-control hound after they fled the scene on a bike.

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about 1 year ago
thestar.co.uk

Pensioner fights Sheffield M1 speeding fine over air quality claims

Motorist says she is appealing on principle to support other drivers

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Millions to receive up to £600 cost of living payment from today

The money will be paid to eligible people from today to help with energy bills

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Pensioner fires warning after being slapped with two speeding tickets in two minutes

George Peck, 70, was caught on two different camera systems exceeding the speed limit two minutes apart on the A379 i...

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about 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Half a million retirees could be hit by state pension tax next year as payments rise

The state pension could be worth more than £200-a-week in 2023 if inflation stays high - but it could push thousands ...

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about 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Pensioner, 78, dies after being struck by a car in Bedhampton - air ambulance deployed

A PENSIONER has died after being hit by a car in Bedhampton.

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about 2 years ago
chad.co.uk

Pensioner dies after Mansfield collision

A 77-year-old Mansfield man has died after being involved in a collision in the town.

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about 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Woman ‘snapped and killed’ husband of 53 years after he smiled about money problems

A judge told Janet Dunn as she was jailed: ‘The anger and frustration you had repressed for years boiled over.’

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about 2 years ago
londonworld.com

Thames Water: Islington flood was caused by burst pipe, bosses confirm

Thousands of gallons of water flooded streets in Finsbury Park, trapping a pensioner, as a hosepipe ban was enforced ...

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about 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Murder probe after British woman found tied up under her bed at home in St Lucia

British woman Diana Theodore, 72, who lived in St Lucia, was found dead after an extensive search by police

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about 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Man who killed pensioner in ‘cowardly’ road rage attack jailed over his death

James Gill got out his car and shoved 75-year-old Neil Robinson as he crossed the road

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about 2 years ago
manchesterworld.uk

‘I’ve battled cancer for 35 years - I couldn’t do it without the Christie’

Irene North was first diagnosed with breast cancer back in 1987 and has been under the care of Manchester’s acclaimed...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

State pensioners underpaid by £1billion being 'cut off' by DWP call centre staff

The DWP estimates it has underpaid 134,000 pensioners, mostly women, over £1billion of their state pension entitlemen...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

BT's decision to end landlines will leave 500,000 pensioners without safety alarms

The traditional landline phone's days are numbered, with the future being a phone that requires an internet connectio...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

State pensioners still owed thousands due to decades of DWP underpayments

The Department for Work and Pensions estimates it has underpaid 134,000 pensioners, mostly women, over £1billion of t...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

300,000 more women left with shortfall in their workplace pension because of Covid

A total of 2.8 million people from underpensioned groups such as care workers and women are now missing out on workpl...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

DWP rules out blanket compensation for thousands hit by 6 month state pension delays

The issue affected pensioners who retired at 66 this year but fell into a queue with administrative delays - and many...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Thousands still waiting for first state pension payments to arrive - six months on

Around 4,900 newly retired people are still languishing in the Department for Work and Pensions’ queue, as the cost o...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

What is the pensions triple lock and is it about to be reinstated?

The state pension is vital for retirees, but many are underpaid without realising and not getting the payments they d...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Women were wrongly underpaid on their state pension to tune of £1.1billion, admits DWP

The DWP came under fire recently after thousands of pensioners, mostly women, were found to have been underpaid in th...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Pensioners will need to find an extra £2,000 a year to afford basic items post Covid

A single person will need an annual income of £10,900 for a minimum standard of living in retirement, academics have ...

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about 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

DWP underpaid 134,000 men and women on state pension – amounting to £9,000 each

The state pension is vital for retirees, but many are underpaid without realising and not getting the payments they d...

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about 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

State pension could rise by £300 next year as inflation rockets to 3.2%

The Government has broken its triple lock promise, denying millions of pensioners a record £822 increase next year - ...

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about 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

How Boris Johnson's new pension changes will affect you - explained

The Government has broken its triple lock promise, denying millions of pensioners a record £822 increase next year - ...

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over 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Rare 'faceless' £10 note withdrawn from cash machine could net OAP a fortune

Peter Coleman, 72, of Littleborogh, Greater Manchester, was surprised when he took the £10 from an ATM - and spotted ...

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