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What the 2025 Budget means for your pension

What the 2025 Budget means for your pension

State Pension set to increase by at least £561 in 2026

State Pension set to increase by at least £561 in 2026

How much has the State Pension gone up by?

How much has the State Pension gone up by in 2025?

HMRC writing to women who could have been underpaid the State Pension - don’t miss out

HMRC writing to women who could have been underpaid the State Pension – don’t miss out

Latest WASPI news

Latest WASPI news: women affected by State Pension changes owed compensation, says Ombudsman

Caring for grandchildren: how it can help you boost your State Pension

Caring for grandchildren: how it can help you boost your State Pension

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WASPI campaign: MP urges £10,000 compensation for women

Hundreds of thousands of mothers, mainly in their 60s and 70s, may be collectively owed around £1bn in State Pension underpayments after errors on their National Insurance records.

Mothers may be owed around £1bn in latest State Pension scandal

The decision to bring forward the rise in the State Pension age to 68 will be delayed until after the 2024 general election, the government confirmed today.

Government to delay decision to raise State Pension age to 68

Rising State Pension age sees thousands pushed into poverty

Rising State Pension age sees thousands pushed into poverty

State Pension system has been “unfit for purpose” for decades

Underpaid State Pension scandal shows system ‘unfit for purpose’

Pensioners face delays to State Pension payments

Could the state pension age rise to 75?

The real impact of the State Pension age increase

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Pension news

From trending pension news and talking about the gender pay gap to helping you identify a scam, we cover the latest in pensions here.

Pension scam crackdown: Government moves to protect savers’ lifetime savings

Pension scam crackdown: Government moves to protect savers’ lifetime savings

How much do you need to retire comfortably?

How much do you need to retire comfortably?

Savers pull £2.3bn from pensions amid inheritance tax fears: are they acting too soon?

Savers pull £2.3bn from pensions amid inheritance tax fears: are they acting too soon?

7 pension actions to take before the tax year ends

7 pension actions to take before the tax year ends

Inheritance tax and pensions: what’s changing in 2027

Inheritance tax and pensions: what’s changing in 2027

What does conflict in the Middle East mean for your pension?

What does conflict in the Middle East mean for your pension?

Four big risks of dipping into your pension

Four big risks of dipping into your pension

WASPI women face fresh blow as government again refuses compensation

WASPI women face fresh blow as government again refuses compensation

Pension changes happening in the 2026/27 tax year

Pension changes happening in the 2026/27 tax year

Six ways to make your pension work harder

Six ways to make your pension work harder in 2026

What the 2025 Budget means for your pension

What the 2025 Budget means for your pension

What are the government’s plans for your pension?

What are the government’s plans for your pension?

Should I take my pension tax-free cash before the Budget?

Should I take my pension tax-free cash before the Budget?

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for your pension?

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for your pension?

How much has the State Pension gone up by?

How much has the State Pension gone up by in 2025?

When did you last check your pension?

When did you last check your pension?

Women hit by State Pension age changes denied compensation

Women hit by State Pension age changes denied compensation

Why are women shunning pensions?

Why are women shunning pensions?

What the election could mean for your pension

What the election could mean for your pension

Labour u-turns on pension Lifetime Allowance

Labour u-turns on pension Lifetime Allowance

Latest WASPI news

Latest WASPI news: women affected by State Pension changes owed compensation, says Ombudsman

Radical changes to pensions unveiled in the Budget mean that the total amount that people can build up in pensions will no longer be restricted from the 2023/24 tax year

What changes to pension allowances mean for you

Why older annuity buyers have the most to lose by not shopping around

Why older annuity buyers have the most to lose by not shopping around

Managing your finances if you leave the workforce early

Managing your finances if you leave the workforce early

Over eight million six hundred thousand missing out on workplace pension savings

Over 8.6m missing out on workplace pension savings

Will the cost of living crisis change your retirement plans?

WASPI pension campaigners seek judicial review against Ombudsman

Thousands of self-employed workers face a pension shortfall of more than £220,000 because they aren’t paying enough into their pot and don’t benefit from employer contributions, according to latest findings.

Self-employed suffer massive retirement shortfall

What happens to dormant pensions?

Women and the gender pension gap

Women’s pensions worth thirty-five percent less than men's

Women’s pensions are a third lower than men’s

How the motherhood penalty affects your pension - and what you can do about it

How the ‘motherhood penalty’ affects your pension – and what you can do about it

What are pension ‘pots for life’ and how will they work?

Multiple pensions are causing confusion: what are your options?

Pension boost for millions of part-time workers

Are you planning a ‘hard stop’ retirement?

Why signing up for your workplace pension could leave you £115,000 better off

Deadline to boost State Pension extended to April 2025

Annuity rates hit a six-month high

Pension savers overtaxed by £1bn

Pension credit are you missing out on more money a year

Pension Credit: act now to beat the May 19 deadline

Lower-income retirees receive thousands of pounds less in benefits than wealthier pensioners

Lower-income retirees receive thousands of pounds less in benefits than wealthier pensioners

Low paid to benefit from auto-enrolment pension changes

Pension rule change could hit savers planning to retire early

Women going through menopause could face retirement shortfall

Women going through menopause could face £126k retirement shortfall

Bank of England intervention: what it means for pension savers

Pension savers reclaim around nine hundred million in overpaid tax are you due a refund

Pension savers reclaim around £900m in overpaid tax: are you due a refund?

Women need to work extra years to match men's pension savings

Women need to work an extra 18 years to match men’s pension savings

Long-awaited ‘no fault’ divorce rules came into force in April, making it easier for couples to split amicably, but experts warn that it could result in them failing to factor in retirement savings when separating their finances.

Thousands could face pension poverty as divorce figures rise

The number of people planning to continue working after they retire has grown to 66% this year, almost double the number in 2020 (34%), according to new research from investment company abrdn.

Two-thirds of people retiring this year opt for flexible-retirement

Stronger push towards guidance and advice

Pensions guidance gap leads to massive shortfall in savings

State Pension system has been “unfit for purpose” for decades

Underpaid State Pension scandal shows system ‘unfit for purpose’

Divorced women’s pensions “worryingly low”

Gender pension gap widens in the wake of the pandemic

Women owed £3 billion in backdated State Pension payments

retirement attitudes

Retirement attitudes survey 2020 – results

Backto60 women lose state pension appeal

Backto60 women lose state pension appeal

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