State Pensions

State pensions are expected to rise by 2.5% next April under the 'triple lock' guarantee – meaning an increase of about £230/year for those receiving the new state pension in full.

The official state pension age has now hit 66 – and is set to rise further in the coming years.

State pensions are set to rise by 3.9% from next April – the biggest increase since 2012. 

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

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.

More than one million women whose retirement was delayed by state pension changes have lost out on an average £32 a week, according to a new report.

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.

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.