Retired Scots struggling to access pensions face ‘considerable financial distress’
EXCLUSIVE: A senior MSP has written to the DWP to demand answers on when a massive backlog of…
Pensioners issued 15-day warning over changes to tax details
You can pay too much tax if your details with HMRC are incorrect HMRC has explained the tax…
Pension uncertainty amid inheritance tax risks ‘could leave savers more vulnerable later in life’
Retirement savers face a major tax when defined contribution pensions will be included within inheritance tax calculations for…
At 50, my divorce means I can’t afford to retire for another 20 years
Since the separation, Claire has had to reduce her monthly pension contributions and plans to downsize her home …
Teachers pensions are very good value, experts say, but only one in 10 agree
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) is ‘one of the most generous in the UK’, one expert says Teacher…
Eight million State Pensioners to get £2,932 less from DWP after major change
New State Pension rate changes will come into effect from April 6 this year and will apply for…
State Pension payments from April – check your new weekly rate now
The State Pension is typically paid every four weeks, meaning 13 payments throughout the year, with rates increasing…
‘I saved enough in 6 years for a 3-bed house and a £1m pension with 13 rules’
Matilda has been saving since she started work in a £21,000 job six years agoNeil Shaw Assistant Editor…
I’m retiring in November. Should I use my £14,500 pension lump sum straight away?
A reader wants to know if taking out a lump sum from his pension before his retirement is…
As baby boomers are forced to ‘unretire’, 6-year-olds in Germany could soon have retirement accounts
Millions of baby boomers are being forced out of retirement, having realized their nest eggs don’t quite make…
State pensioners set to lose key benefits due to DWP health-related rule
State pensioners admitted to hospital for extended periods risk losing access to several key benefits after four weeks…
State pension triple lock costs could surge by £40billion a year as experts warn policy ‘unsustainable’
The state pension triple lock is facing growing scrutiny from economists and financial analysts as projections show the…