Private pension age expected to rise to 58 faster than expected
The minimum age for accessing a private pension is set to rise to 58 sooner than expected, experts…
I used my pension to invest £2m into a crumbling stately home
Ian Morton decided to spend over £2m – including £750,000 from his pension – to help rescue a…
Some people were pushed into pension schemes instead of auto-enrolment, government memo says
A GOVERNMENT MEMO has said some large companies employing thousands of people worked with financial advisers to push…
‘I miss the buzz of work and wish I’d saved more’: What it’s really like to retire
Retired film editor Mike Lithgow, 72, spends Fridays racing his sail-boat around the jutting coastline near his Cornwall…
Why financial planning for farm families is simpler than you think
Financial planning is often seen as complex, time-consuming and something that can wait. But in reality, it’s far…
I’m quitting teaching aged 40 but I’m still set for a £750,000 pension pot
In our Pension Diaries series, we speak to people of all ages in the UK to find out…
I’m 29, earn £70,000 – and planning for a retirement without the state pension
At 29, Naythan Rafferty is a long way off retirement. But despite his age, he is already piling…
Should I pay more into a pension to avoid the £100,000 trap?
In our weekly series, readers can email any questions about their finances to be answered by our expert,…
Taxpayers foot record £56bn public sector pensions bill
Retired public sector workers were handed a record £56bn in gold-plated pension payments in 2025-26, figures show. Payouts…
2.5m pensioners missing out on up to £13,000 a year in benefits
Around 2.5 million pensioners are missing out on some form of state-funded benefit, pushing them either into poverty…
How I Manage My Money: Consultant, on £3,200 a month, with £80,000 pension
In our How I Manage My Money series we aim to find out how people in the UK…
The state pension is a welfare benefit, no matter how hard you worked
In theory, the triple lock on the state pension, which guarantees that pension incomes rise by either 2.5…