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Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
The home of Department for Work and Pensions on 51²è¹Ý. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administe…
Find the contact details for a pension provider by using the Pension Tracing Service
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
Nearly 4 million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 cash as a Bill to overhaul the welfare system completes the next stage of its passage through Parliament.
As one or more of your benefits has ended or will be ending soon, you need to move to Universal Credit. 
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
The Bill is set to transform the pensions landscape for years to come and put more money in people’s pockets as part of the Plan for Change
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living from 2022 to 2024 if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you're State Pension age and disabled: rates, eligibility, claim form AA1, claiming due to a terminal illness.
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