All news on the topic: Pensions

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Morrisons workers go on strike at two warehouses amidst a pensions row
Unite union says workers are being ‘fleeced’ by supermarket’s changes to pension contribution rules
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State pension warning as 400,000 Brits face unexpected HMRC bill
The state pension increased by 8.5% this month, in line with September 2023’s wage growth figures, but the latest hike could lead 400,000 people into income tax brackets
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Over 100 WASPI women ’have died in 24 hours since bombshell report’ as PM dithers
Angela Madden, who chairs the WASPI campaign which seeks justice over the pension age scandal, says Labour and the Conservatives must commit to a compensation plan fast
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Tens of thousands of WASPI women OWED compensation by DWP, landmark report finds – check if you’re due cash
Tens of thousands of women are owed compensation by the government, a landmark report has found.
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'My home is freezing, damp and mouldy - lack of insulation means I could die'
Pensioner Sandra fears for her life as she struggles to stay warm in her uninsulated home which is overrun with damp and mould. Here, she shares her terrifying situation with The Mirror
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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out NHS and pensions cuts to plug £46bn black hole
Rishi Sunak was challenged to explain how he'd find an estimated £46billion a year to scrap National Insurance Contributions (NICs), but didn't rule out NHS and pension cuts
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'My tight husband won't agree to a joint account, and I know he has money'
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who gets by on a small pension and relies on handouts from her secretive husband
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DWP's 'immoral' state pension rule could 'push 400,000 Brits into poverty'
The International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP) has published a new report which shares the warning for pensioners looking to move abroad and slams the Government’s defence of it's “immoral” policy
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Tax expert explains how to turn £450 saving into almost £80,000 pot
If you’re able to use the money saved from the National Insurance cut into your workplace pension, you could substantially increase your retirement savings by thousands of pounds
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DWP state pension explained - can you defer or stop your payments
Normally, you start to receive your Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension when you reach state pension age which at the moment is 66 years old and currently, there are around 12.6million people claiming it in the UK
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'Budget was hit-and-run on the elderly - this betrayal of our over 75s must end'
There are already more than two million pensioners living in relative poverty - Conservatives will leave even more people worried about how they are going to heat their homes, pay their bills and eat
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Aviva announces £300m share buyback after profits increase to £1.47 billion
The insurance and pensions giant saw shares move higher on Thursday morning
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M&S joint chief Katie Bickerstaffe is stepping down after two years in the role
The high street giant said Ms Bickerstaffe will leave after the group's annual general meeting in July to "pursue her board career" with plans to take other roles in company boardrooms
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Legal and General's new boss plans 'sustainable growth' after profits slip
The FTSE 100 company saw its annual results miss market expectations
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Couple beat cost of living crisis by quitting UK for life of luxury in Egypt
Tony Smith, 57, and wife Doris, 50, left the Isle of Wight for Hurghada in September last year. They are now living the dream, they say - spending their days travelling, sunbathing and swimming.
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GB News reports 40% increase in losses to £42 million as audience figures rise
The company said that its audience figures had grown, particularly online where page views increased more than five times
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Martin Lewis says kids should be given apps to learn money skills at school
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis hit out at ministers for failing to fund financial education resources as he slammed that he was forced to cough up his own money
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How much state pension could rise to by 2030 as annual figure 'to hit £13,000'
If the state pension triple lock is kept in place, AJ Bell has crunched the numbers to work out how much it could be worth by 2030
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Martin Lewis shares 'golden rule' you should follow when saving for your pension
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) website founder hosted his first episode of ITV's This Morning yesterday after appearing as a guest star for over 20 years and of course, Martin slipped in a few finance tips
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Family finances doing much worse under Tories than when Labour was in power
Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10
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Liz Kendall says she will not allow generation of under-24s to 'go off track'
Figures last month showed over 850,000 people aged 16-24 were not in education, employment or training - an increase of 20,000 in a year and the highest level since 2016
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Pension funds to be forced to disclose levels of investment in UK businesses
The Government said the reforms will help employers and savers to compare schemes and make informed choices
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Millions warned their state pension won't rise by as much as they think in April
Additional state pension elements are rising in line with just September CPI inflation, which was 6.7% - we've rounded up all the key changes below and how much more you'll get
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Tories 'failing Britain's youth' as 6000 more a month 'scandalously left behind'
Labour’s analysis of official data shows that in the 15 months after July-September 2022, the number of 16-24 year olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) rose by 90,000, or an average of 6,000 a month
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Savers over 55 urged to claim back up to £54,000 from HMRC in 'emergency' tax
Data released under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Royal London reveals some people reclaimed more than £50,000 after being charged emergency tax on pension withdrawals