Pensions

Pensioners who live in a couple will only be able to make a new claim for pension credit when both partners are over the state pension age, under new rules to come into effect in May

15 January 2019

Pension cold-calling has been made illegal from today, in a bid to tackle pension scams - here's what you need to know

9 January 2019

Pension cold-calling will be banned from Wed 9 Jan, in a bid to tackle pension scams

20 December 2018

Government figures released today show that up to an estimated £10.1 billion of pension credit, housing benefit and income support were left unclaimed in a single year

15 November 2018

From today, women in the UK will be eligible for the state pension at the same age as men

6 November 2018

The Government is implementing legislation to make pensions cold calling illegal

29 October 2018

An online tool which checks how much state pension you're likely to get - also known as your 'state pension forecast' - has now been used 10 million times, new figures show. Here's how to check your forecast

2 October 2018