Pensions
State pension age should go up again, report recommends
Millions of workers in their early 40s face having to wait an extra year to collect their state pension
23 March 2017
Pensions Minister: 'No straws to clutch to' for WASPI campaigners
Pensions Minister Richard Harrington has warned it would cost too much to arrange a compromise with WASPI
21 March 2017
Pensions Minister: Tax returns could allow self-employed to build up a pension
The Pensions Minister is in favour of using self-employed people's tax returns as a way of deducting pension savings
1 March 2017
Grandparents who help with childcare at risk of missing out on full state pension – act NOW to protect it
Thousands of grandparents who've given up work to look after their grandchildren could be missing out on a pension boost
18 January 2017
Retirees to pocket up to £200 more a year once state pension rises next April
The state pension is to rise by 2.5% and pay out up to £200 a year extra to retirees next year
29 November 2016
Getting an annuity? Providers will soon have to tell you if there's a cheaper deal elsewhere
New rules from the regulator will force firms to tell you if their rivals are cheaper
25 November 2016
Autumn Statement 2016: Salary sacrifice perks cut back
Health checks, company cars and other 'salary sacrifice' schemes will no longer be tax-exempt
23 November 2016
Autumn Statement 2016: Pensions freedoms loophole tightened
Older savers who carry on putting money in a pension after withdrawing cash from it face new curbs
23 November 2016
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