Kamikaze Shoplifting and Rising Pensioner Theft: How Retail Crime Is Impacting Your Local High Street Tuesday, June 24, 2025 shoplifting retailcrime kamikaze gloucestershire theft pensioners highstreet bira crimeincrease independentretailers Britain is witnessing a sharp surge in “Kamikaze” shoplifting—brazen thefts carried out openly and without fear of consequence—and a new crime map reveals Gloucestershire’s high streets among the hardest hit in the South … Read More
New DWP PIP Changes Will Not Affect Over 600,000 Pensioners Saturday, June 21, 2025 dwp pip personalindependencepayment statepension pensioners disabilitybenefits eligibility fasttrack welfarereform socialsecurity The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to implement changes to the eligibility criteria and assessment processes for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) starting November 2026. These reforms aim to update the … Read More
Major Winter Fuel Payment U-Turn: Millions of Pensioners to Receive Up to £300 Monday, June 9, 2025 pensioners winter payments government fuel reversal income reeves poverty welfare The Government has announced a significant policy reversal on winter fuel payments, with over three-quarters of pensioners eligible to receive support this year. Chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed that pensioners in England … Read More
Keir Starmer Softens Winter Fuel Payment Cuts to Support More Pensioners Wednesday, May 21, 2025 starmer winterfuelpayment pensioners costofliving welfare ukpolitics labourparty energysupport benefitcuts pmqs The government is set to ease controversial cuts to the winter fuel payment scheme, which assists pensioners with heating costs during the colder months. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in Parliament his intention … Read More