I ‘contracted out’ when Margaret Thatcher was PM – did it benefit my pension? STEVE WEBB replies
In the 1980s during Margaret Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister, when I was in my 20s, we were…
My Catalan wife has lived in Britain for 45 years but gets no state pension – why is this? STEVE WEBB replies
My partner is a Catalan women who has been a resident in the UK for 45 years, and…
Why won’t I get my state pension on my 66th birthday? STEVE WEBB replies
By STEVE WEBB, PENSIONS EXPERT, THIS IS MONEY Updated: 03:01 EDT, 22 September 2025 I will receive my…
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…
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…