MPs demand answers for elderly women in £3bn state pension scandal

Stephen Timms MP:  Chairman of work and pensions committee has asked DWP to explain how it is prioritising payouts to elderly women MPs have demanded the Government reveals how it plans to prioritise £3billion of state pension backpayments to elderly women, and make contact with heirs of those who have died. An estimated 200,000 women … Read more

Drivers blast Boris Johnson’s £3bn ‘green revolution’ plan to put more buses on Britain’s roads

Drivers have today urged the Government to ‘stop the war on motorists’, as they blasted Boris Johnson’s plans to put thousands more buses of Britain’s roads. As part of a new £3billion ‘green revolution’, the Government has announced plans for hundreds of miles of new bus lanes to discourage driving. In a major transport shake-up, … Read more

Drivers blast Boris Johnson’s £3bn ‘green revolution’ plan to put more buses on Britain’s roads

Drivers have today urged the Government to ‘stop the war on motorists’, as they blasted Boris Johnson’s plans to put thousands more buses of Britain’s roads. As part of a new £3billion ‘green revolution’, the Government has announced plans for hundreds of miles of new bus lanes to discourage driving. In a major transport shake-up, … Read more

Bus lanes bedlam: After cycling chaos, now Boris Johnson finds £3bn to keep motorists off the roads 

Now for bus lane bedlam! After cycling chaos, now Boris Johnson finds £3bn for ‘clean, green’ revolution to put THOUSANDS more buses on British roads (and keep motorists off them) Boris Johnson to unveil new plans to hundreds of miles of bus lanes later today Councils and operators to be urged to run more frequent services for … Read more

Bus lanes bedlam: After cycling chaos, now Boris Johnson finds £3bn to keep motorists off the roads 

Now for bus lane bedlam! After cycling chaos, now Boris Johnson finds £3bn for ‘clean, green’ revolution to put THOUSANDS more buses on British roads (and keep motorists off them) Boris Johnson to unveil new plans to hundreds of miles of bus lanes later today Councils and operators to be urged to run more frequent services for … Read more

Women denied £3bn in state pension: Steve Webb explains the scandal

State pension scandal: Staggering £3bn DWP bill for shortchanging women now revealed Elderly women will be potentially handed back £3billion in underpaid state pensions in a scandal discovered by former Pensions Minister Steve Webb and This is Money. Here, he gives his take on last week’s Government announcement, and explains where women who could have … Read more

Women denied £3bn in state pension: Steve Webb explains the scandal

Older women denied a stunning £3bn in state pension: STEVE WEBB explains the scandal he and This is Money exposed, and what happens now By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 08:11 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 08:11 GMT, 8 March 2021 State pension scandal: Staggering £3bn DWP bill for shortchanging women now … Read more

The Budget and the £3bn underpaid state pension victory: TiM podcast

We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more

Underpaid state pensions: A £3bn win for Steve Webb & This is Money

SIMON LAMBERT: Steve Webb and This is Money investigating underpaid state pensions has scored a £3bn victory – make sure you check yours By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 This is Money columnist Steve Webb says: ‘ ‘Repayments of £3billion over the next five … Read more

Hundreds watch £3bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leave Portsmouth for Mediterranean

Farewell, Big Lizzie! Hundreds of wellwishers watch HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Portsmouth as £3bn aircraft carrier trains for first mission to the Med The £3 billion warship took over the role of fleet flagship last year and will be at the centre of a strike group She is set to return at the … Read more