With Britain appearing to have hit peak interest rates, homeowners and buyers may feel like celebrating, while savers will be shaking their heads. The Bank…
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Treasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lock
Treasury officials are discussing a one-off break from the pensions triple lock that could save £1bn by preventing a bumper 8.5% increase in the state…
View More Treasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lockTriple lock could add £45bn to state pensions bill by 2050, IFS says
Maintaining the triple lock on state pensions could add as much as £45bn to the welfare bill by 2050, putting “insurmountable pressure” on the government…
View More Triple lock could add £45bn to state pensions bill by 2050, IFS says‘It’s exhausting but I think I’m going to have to keep working’: the over-65s who can’t afford to retire
Dee, 67, who lives in Accrington in Lancashire, left school at 14. She worked in factories, hairdressing shops and bars, and did secretarial temp work…
View More ‘It’s exhausting but I think I’m going to have to keep working’: the over-65s who can’t afford to retireUK pensions: how to make sure you get the best income in retirement
Build a 35-year national insurance record The reason why one in three people won’t even reach the minimum income level in retirement is that they…
View More UK pensions: how to make sure you get the best income in retirementUK pensions: how much do you need to retire as the cost of living soars?
The cost of living crisis is turning into a cost of retirement crisis as rising food and energy prices mean the amount of money you…
View More UK pensions: how much do you need to retire as the cost of living soars?Millennial generation despairs of being able to afford to retire
Many younger people, struggling with high rents, student loans and low wages, are scratching their heads about why the government has decided to throw billions…
View More Millennial generation despairs of being able to afford to retireMinisters reportedly scrap plan to bring forward rise in UK state pension age
Ministers have reportedly delayed plans to bring forward a rise in the state pension age amid falling life expectancy in the UK. The state pension…
View More Ministers reportedly scrap plan to bring forward rise in UK state pension ageHow to read the news like a mathematician – from the budget and HS2 to Covid and sport
These days, keeping up with the news can sometimes feel like a maths exam. We face a constant barrage of figures, whether through national budgets,…
View More How to read the news like a mathematician – from the budget and HS2 to Covid and sportUK state pensions: later deadline for NI top-ups that can mean £55,000 extra
Pay £800 now and, if you live a long time, get back £5,500-plus in total. If you can afford to hand over £8,000, it could…
View More UK state pensions: later deadline for NI top-ups that can mean £55,000 extra