Despairing pensioner hunts for lost £3,200 state pension top-up for THREE AND A HALF years
A 69-year-old retired nurse whose £3,200 state pension top-up went missing for three and a half years was…
How much should you keep in emergency savings after retirement?
Retired people are advised to hold vastly more emergency cash than during their working years. The typical rule…
Fear of losing Winter Fuel Payments caused spike in pension credit claims – wiping out Government savings
Soaring pension credit claims and a Government U-turn have mostly wiped out anticipated savings from a clampdown on Winter…
I delayed taking my state pension so why have I received a tax demand for last year? STEVE WEBB replies
I am a single woman who turned 66 in July 2024 and would have been entitled to the…
Will Chancellor target 25% tax-free pension lump sums in the Budget?
A cap on pension tax-free lump sums is rumoured to be among the cash-raising measures the Chancellor is…
How much could state pension payments rise by in April 2026?
Pensioners could see a boost of more than £550 to their state pension payments next April, fresh analysis…
Are you scared of spending your pension? Many are too afraid to let go of savings
Around one in four people are loath to spend any savings they have built up for retirement and…
Pensioners who rent need extra £398,000 saved to cover the cost
Savers who don’t own their home could be hurtling towards a pensions crisis as the bill for renting…
The areas of Britain where HALF of adults risk retirement poverty – and what you can do
Across the country, there are people who face having to make cutbacks in retirement as their pension and…