All news on the topic: Pensions

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement today to confirm how much the state pension and some benefits, including Universal Credit, will increase by next April

National Insurance contributions entirely depend on how much money you earn in work, and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt might be preparing an NI tax cut for workers in today's Autumn Statement

The MoneySavingExpert.com founder told viewers of the Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV to check which partner is claiming child benefit to ensure they receive the full state pension amount

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will announce Universal Credit and state pension rates as he unveils the Government's tax and spending plans in the Autumn Statement

If your child is 16 years old, it’s vital to check whether you are still eligible to claim child benefit. If so, you will need to inform HMRC using one of these methods for the payments to continue

Retiree June Armstrong, 77, from New Zealand, was flying into Brisbane, Australia in May but had forgotten that she was carrying a sandwich - which can be considered a biohazard to the country's notoriously strict customs control

What time is the Autumn Statement 2023? Will the state pension increase, how will income tax and National Insurance rates change and will benefits such as Universal Credit rise?

Tory MP John Glen told a Conservative gathering at Cambridge University last month that his elderly mother was 'perfectly comfortable' and didn't need the winter fuel payment

The star of the hit BBC TV series Airport Jeremy Spake is claiming that his mental health was damaged due to 'overwork' and 'harassment' from air traffic controllers

A payment of £270 is being paid to low income households in Shropshire this week, the money is being paid out by Shropshire Council through its Household Support Fund

Those who look after children could be entitled to Specified Adult Childcare Credits, which is awarded when parents sign over National Insurance Credits

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the changes with tougher penalties for those subject to benefit sanctions for more than six months ahead of next week's Autumn Statement

Rishi Sunak raised eyebrows when he appointed Esther McVey as a minister without portfolio in his cabinet reshuffle. Insiders said she would be responsible for pushing back against the 'woke agenda'

Unite union has accused Morrisons of proposing to reduce the percentage it puts into their retirement funds, but getting staff to make up the rest itself

Supporters of ousted Home Secretary Suella Braverman have threatened to "raise hell", while the appointment of David Cameron has left MPs "agog and angry" amid fresh WhatsApp plotting by rebels

Almost one in five (18%) people don’t believe the state pension will exist when they retire, according to Hargreaves Lansdown, while a further 26% are unsure

Sue Williams, 62, targeted her neighbours cars in the village of West Kingsdown, Kent, and keyed them in broad daylight - her neighbours claim they have been left out of pocket due to ill compensation

The Home Office has had public failures including its inability to get a grip on the small boats crisis, including the shambles of its flagship policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

According to the latest official figures from July to September this year, HMRC processed 18,851 tax refund claims with the average tax overpayment being £3,252

Karin Ridgers had no idea how much money she had accrued in workplace pensions over the years and is urging other people to start checking ahead of National Pensions Tracing Day

According to the latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) only six in 10 people entitled to Pension Credit actually claimed it in 2022

This Sunday is National Pension Tracing Day - the day has been coined to bring awareness to the nearly three million pensioners which are believed to have "gone astray"

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said the number of children in extreme poverty has almost tripled to more than one million with many struggling to get the food they need

According to research by the Pension Policy Institute last year there were 2.8 million lost pension pots with a total value worth around £26.6billion

If you think your kin are set to lose a chunk of money due to inheritance tax, you will be pleased to hear there may be a way around it - by sending them regular ‘gifts’ while you still live