Nearly 1 million people aged over 66 in the UK are living in deprivation, according to government statistics, the highest number since comparable records began.…
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UK state pensions and benefits: what do the changes in April mean for you?
Monday is the first working day of the new tax year, bringing substantial increases in vital benefits payments – in particular the state pension and…
View More UK state pensions and benefits: what do the changes in April mean for you?Salary sacrifice: how British workers can take home more by getting paid less
No, it’s not a delayed April fool: putting in a request to have your wages cut may actually result in you being better-off at the…
View More Salary sacrifice: how British workers can take home more by getting paid lessThousands of UK women owed pension payout after ombudsman’s Waspi ruling
Thousands of women, potentially hundreds of thousands, are owed compensation because of government failings related to the way changes to the state pension age were…
View More Thousands of UK women owed pension payout after ombudsman’s Waspi ruling‘We’re hugely worried’: UK private pension rule changes disrupt retirement plans
You’ve been dutifully paying into your company or private pension for years, maybe even decades, but then – perhaps when you’re just about to retire…
View More ‘We’re hugely worried’: UK private pension rule changes disrupt retirement plans‘Humiliating’ pension process upsets partners of retired UK teachers who have died
Partners of retired teachers who have died are repeatedly being asked to confirm whether they are in a new relationship, in a process described as…
View More ‘Humiliating’ pension process upsets partners of retired UK teachers who have diedRaising UK state pension age to 71 would bring ‘misery’ to millions
Raising the state retirement age to 71 would condemn millions of middle-aged people to misery as they get older, Britain’s biggest independent organisation of older…
View More Raising UK state pension age to 71 would bring ‘misery’ to millionsUK savings and benefits: are you missing out on free cash?
In a cost of living crisis every penny counts, so it’s never been more important to check you are getting everything that is rightfully yours.…
View More UK savings and benefits: are you missing out on free cash?Divert national insurance cut bonus to a UK pension, experts say
The millions of workers who will get a bit more cash in their pay packet from this month have the perfect opportunity to increase their…
View More Divert national insurance cut bonus to a UK pension, experts sayUK pensions and tax: seven steps to make the most of your money in 2024
1. Check your state pension record In order to qualify for a full new state pension, which is £203.85 a week (£10,600 a year), you…
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