Tag: pensions
Rachel Reeves to snatch £34k each from grieving families with Inheritance Tax blow
The Chancellor is closing a “loophole” around inherited pensions …
Families face brutal 67% double death tax on inherited pensions in Budget raid
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to slap inheritance tax on unspent pension opens families to paying a horrendous double tax charge on the same money. …
DWP warning over major change to sick pay rules that could affect 1.3million workers
The Employment Rights Bill, which the government says will tackle low pay and poor working conditions, would see sick pay rights in the UK overhauled. …
DWP says one benefit is ‘safe’ from bank account checks
The Labour government will hand new powers to the DWP to help prevent benefits fraudsters. …
DWP: Millions with these 48 health conditions can claim extra £434 a month
Millions of elderly individuals with various health conditions may be eligible for extra financial aid through Attendance Allowance. …
The top 20 countries with the world’s best pensions as UK shockingly only at number 11
The UK has fallen behind on the Global Pensions Index, falling to 11th place on the list this year. …
State pensioners handed bumper £629 Triple Lock boost in new figures
State pensioners will be given a bumper £629 boost to their state pension thanks to the latest Triple Lock calculations. …
Confidence in pensions dips as ‘painful’ Budget looms
The uncertainty has been picked up by the latest Pension Confidence Index …
Rachel Reeves sent Budget raid warning over pensions, inheritance and capital gains tax
Experts at Hargreaves Lansdown have sounded the alarm over widely predicted wealth tax rises. …
State Pension warning as 500,000 older Brits will never see a penny of triple lock boost
500,000 British pensioners living abroad face financial hardship as their state pensions remain frozen, missing out on a 4% increase set for retirees in the UK. …