Anne Puckridge is one of 450,000 pensioners whose pensions were frozen when they left the UK

DWP is under pressure to fork out £2,950 payouts to WASPI women affected by historic injustices.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension rules mean the veteran, aged 99, is one of 450,000 frozen out as her pension is just £72.50 a week.

The DWP's £10 Christmas bonus would be worth £115.08 in today's economy, according to estimates

The DWP has defended the PIP award review process after one MP said it was 'unacceptable'

The move comes as a cash boost of £15m has been given to help people make new Universal Credit claims or to switch from Employment and Support Allowance

Liberal Democrat MP Ian Roome asked why "reassessments are being scheduled for people with incurable disabilities and terminal illnesses".

The £15 million funding boost comes in a bid to support Government’s acceleration of Move to Universal Credit programme, before it ends in March 2026. 943,343 households were contacted between July 2022 and September 2024.

Pensioners could freeze this winter if they miss the deadline to receive Pension Credit.

455,000 people have won PIP after appealing decisions by the DWP over the past five years, new data shows.