Pension contributions won’t increase from 8% minimum
The pensions minister is set to defy calls to raise the minimum amount people must pay into a…
Pension auto-enrolment of 12% under plans to be considered by ministers
Ministers should raise employee and employer pension contributions, with a recommendation of a minimum level of 12 per…
HMRC handing out £19.3m in payments to millions of state pensioners
It comes after HMRC admitted an error after using the wrong state pension figures to calculate the tax…
Budget 2027: Here are the changes to pensions and other welfare payments and when they kick in
Over €30b worth of measures have been allocated to the Department of Social Protection for Budget 2027, with…
How to rescue your retirement from the death of the triple lock
Go back to work To receive a full state pension, you’ll usually need 35 years of National Insurance…
The triple lock alternatives used in other countries, and how they compare to the UK
Earlier this week, Andy Burnham announced that the triple lock would end in its current form in April…
I semi-retired at 60 – and traded my pension pot for a £30,000 annual income
Two years ago, Chris Elliott took the decision to take semi-retirement after a period of ill health. Chris,…
How Many Retirees Have Incomes of Less Than $2,000 a Month?
Half of monthly Social Security payments are below $2,000, but most retirees have additional income.Credit: SimpleImages / Getty…
Japan households’ stock investments overtake insurance, pensions for first time
Economy Equities rally, rising interest rates whet retail investors’ risk appetite Revised flow-of-funds data from the Bank of…
I’m 57 with nearly £1m in my pension
Stuart Fearn is 57 and already has a pension pot that nearly has £1m in it. Although he…
More people are paying into a pension, but most don’t expect a good standard of living in retirement
THE NUMBER OF people paying into a pension has increased by 17% since last year, but just two in…
Pension ownership up 17% in Ireland but one in five still have no retirement plan
Pension ownership in Ireland has increased by 17% since the introduction of the Government’s auto-enrolment scheme, new research…