Tag: state pension
DWP confirms why it’s not raising one State Pension payout from April
EXCLUSIVE: A payment top-up that’s only given to certain pensioners won’t be increasing from April. …
State pension age to rise next year for thousands of people
A regular review of the milestone age takes into account factors like the average life expectancy. …
State pension age increase to 68 ‘could be brought forward’ for £125bn reason
The government could fast-track a state pension age rise to deal with an ageing UK population. …
Rachel Reeves Spring Statement freeze could put pensioners at risk
One key concern with this threshold is that it could punish those who claim the State Pension. …
HMRC issues State Pension alert to women in their 60s and 70s
Home Responsibilities Protection should have automatically been granted to anyone who took time off work to care for a family and who also claimed child benefits between April 6, 1978, and April 5, 2010. …
Older state pensioners born in these years paid extra 25p in pension
The 25p additional payout for pensioners is included in the DWP’s benefits list for April 2025. …
State pension age hike update and Labour’s other options if they’re brave or daft
After Pensions Minister Torsten Bell admitted that planned hikes to the state pension age may need to be reassessed, Harvey Jones says there are other options. …
Major state pension update as tariffs threaten hike in retirement age
The US president’s decision to slap tariffs on Canada, the EU, China and the UK are putting pension savers’ cash at risk, a leading banker has warned. …
‘Final’ pension warning as ‘millions at risk’ of being paid less than they should
Experts have issued a list of steps to follow to see if you are missing out. …
State Pension savers warned ‘think again’ as one mistake could ‘waste money’
Parents rushing to meet a crucial deadline to top up their state pension National Insurance record could be wasting their money, a pension expert has said. …