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Private sector pensions 'collapse'
3 January 2012Fresh incentives are needed to boost retirement savings as auto-enrolment nears, a report warns today
Calls for 'graduated' state pension
22 November 2011The Government should consider paying the state pension early but then offering less in retirement, a report says today
Jobs market 'set to get worse'
14 November 2011Firms are scaling back decisions on whether to recruit more staff amid global economic 'turmoil', a new report says
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State pension age rise delayed
13 October 2011A plan to raise the state pension age to 66 in 2020 will be delayed by six months, bringing good news for 33,000 women
80,000 more families to get help with childcare costs
7 October 2011Rules limiting childcare support to parents working a minimum of 16 hours a week are to be scrapped from 2013
Government moves towards new monthly benefit system
13 September 2011Many benefits are to be paid less frequently, in a move ministers say will better prepare jobless claimants for work
Pension system 'needs urgent reform'
1 August 2011A commission uncovered 'widespread concern' about the charges, risks and complexity of the pensions of 23m workers
Controversial women's pension plans pass through Commons
21 June 2011Under new legislation, the retirement age for men and women is to be equalised at 65 in 2018, rising to 66 by 2020
Biggest take-home income drop since 1981
13 May 2011Households may have suffered their biggest fall in purchasing power for 30 years, an economic think-tank warns
State pension reform unveiled but no £140-a-week payout confirmed
8 March 2011The Government has confirmed plans to simplify the state pension system but didn't announce firm plans
State pension could rise to £140 a week
25 October 2010Ministers are drawing up plans to sweep away the means-tested system and introduce a new flat-rate pension
Government-backed lender launched to help low earners
23 September 2010My Home Finance will offer those financially excluded access to credit at far lower rates than loan sharks
How to defuse the pension time bomb
22 September 2010Brits must increase the amount they save by thousands of pounds to secure a decent retirement income, research suggests
Benefits hope for tax blunder victims
17 September 2010Victims of the blunder which will see 1.4 million people asked to pay cash back may qualify for increased state handouts
1.5 million fail to claim £3,000 a year pension credit
9 September 2010Eligible over 60s who don't take up the cash are missing out on an average £56 a week
Eon shakes up direct debits to stop bill shocks
Lloyds TSB first big bank to launch junior cash Isa
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
Retailers in extended warranty shake-up
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
