Pensions

Two regulators have warned that pension scam victims lost £91,000 each on average in 2017, leaving them struggling to make ends meet during retirement.

Over 50s are to be sent retirement 'wake-up' packs to give them more help and guidance on how to access their pension savings, following changes that were introduced in 2015.

Pension auto-enrolment is to be extended to 18-year-olds under plans set to be published by the Department for Work and Pensions today.

Millions of people in their early-40s face having to wait an extra year to collect their state pension after the Government announced plans to bring forward a change to the retirement age.

Over one million searches have been made on the Government's online pensions tracing service since its launch last year.

Up to 230,000 unpaid carers are putting their state pension in jeopardy by not claiming carer's credit – a benefit that plugs gaps in your national insurance record when you're not able to work because you're caring for someone.

If you're a woman aged at least 64 or a man aged 66 or older, you should urgently investigate whether it's worth topping up your state pension – because the ability to do so closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 5 April. For some, topping up will mean increasing their pension by £10,000s over the years. MoneySavingExpert.com's founder Martin Lewis gives his three-minute briefing.

Pensions Minister Richard Harrington has warned it would cost too much to arrange a compromise with the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) group – and called on MoneySavingExpert.com to help spread the word on pension planning.