All news on the topic: Pensions

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Lucky lottery winner bags $10million after letting clerk pick his scratchcard
Brent Young couldn't believe his luck after a worker handed him a winning ticket of $10million at Prince Food & Gas in California - he was meant to buy it at his regular gas station but it was closed
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Man wins $1million after announcing retirement - still works last two weeks
One lucky man in Massachusetts will avoid any financial anxieties which come with retiring from his profession as a truck driver - after hitting a colossal $1million jackpot on a scratch card
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Millions to benefit from easier way to add £1,000s to your state pension pot
Anyone looking to check and potentially buy National Insurance contributions currently has to call up HMRC - but MoneySavingExpert.com has confirmed a new online tool is coming
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Children as young as eight worry about money as cost-of-living crisis bites
A study for the Centre for Financial Capability has uncovered how children are gripped by financial anxieties amid the economic turmoil of high inflation and low growth
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State pension increases may be watered down by Tories costing people £74 a year
Benefit is due to rise by 8.5% in April under triple lock pledge, which is supposed to mean it increases in line with whichever is highest out of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%
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Less than a fifth of people on middle incomes feel prepared for retirement
People were defined as being on a middle income if they had a personal income of between £25,000 to £44,999 a year
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Families on Universal Credit face losing up to £1,200 as Tories threaten cut
Government ministers have cast doubt on whether payments will go up in April in-line with inflation - despite warnings millions of families will pay a 'heavy price'
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Inflation - why tomorrow's figure could affect your benefits and state pension
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) will be confirming the level of inflation in the 12 months to September at 7am tomorrow morning - currently, the level of inflation in the UK sits at 6.7%
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State pension - how many National Insurance years you need to get full amount
Your state pension is based on the number of qualifying years you have on your National Insurance record - if you don’t have enough, you may not receive the maximum level of state pension
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Freezing working-age benefits could save the Treasury billions but 'at a cost'
The move could push an additional 400,000 UK children into absolute poverty
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Winter Fuel Payment top-up dates and how much you'll get as cash boost announced
Up to £600 will start landing in the bank accounts of everyone in the UK who was born before September 25, 1957. The amount you receive depends on your age and living circumstances
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Survivor 2023 line-up in full - singer and Cambridge grad to semi-pro footballer
Survivor is back more than 20 years since it first aired in 2001. And here we take a look at the full line-up of hopefuls set to emabark on the challenge of their lives
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FOS upholds 37% of banking and credit complaints in first half of year
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said that banking and credit complaints have risen substantially, with fraud and scam cases making up around half of that increase
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State pensioners warned 'not to bin' HMRC letter that could be worth £10,000s
HMRC has started to write to hundreds of thousands of Brits to tell them they may be missing out on their full state pension due to an error in their national insurance records
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Urgent message to thousands as they have £300 added to their bank accounts
The scheme is the help people with the soaring cost of living but if you have missed out there's a way for you to act now to make sure you get the money next time round
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Labour promises 'bold' national child poverty strategy if party wins power
The Shadow Work and Pensions speech to Labour's annual conference came amid calls for a Child Poverty Act and an end to the controversial two-child benefit limit
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Shoppers strip shelves on 'last day of Wilko' as all stores close for good
Shoppers cleaned up with some 10p bargains on the 'last day of Wilko' as the last of the 93-year-old retailer's stores shut up shop on Sunday
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'Bile-soaked Tory conference gifted Keir Starmer an open goal ahead of election'
Keir Mudie says we learnt nothing from Tory Conference apart from they are unravelling, out of ideas and some of them stand on dogs - and now it's time for Labour to act
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Rishi Sunak 'totally ignored' older people in Tory conference speech
Silver Voices, which campaigns on behalf of over-60s, said the PM’s conference speech had no clear answer on the social care crisis or hospital waiting lists
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Gran who worked same job for years unmasked as thief who swiped £163,000
Patricia Bennett was found to have swindled the company she worked at for 25 years of £163,000, .
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'The Tory team are talking their way to relegation and won't win next election'
Columnist Brian Reade says the Conservative Party conference was the bluntest of admissions that for 13 years the Tories have done nothing but make this country worse
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State pension will rise for millions as Jeremy Hunt signals triple lock to stay
Speculation has been mounting over whether Rishi Sunak will maintain the state pension triple lock in its current form as he battles to claw back cash for the public finances
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Sunak confronted over OAP forced to choose between giving up dog and foodbank
The Prime Minister was tackled over the heartbreaking decision faced by dog-lover Bill Martin, 80, when his pet fell ill over the summer and needed an operation
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Pension warning issued as four in ten Brits unaware how to invest for the future
Nearly half feel daunted by the prospect of starting to invest their money - and 45% don't get involved in doing so, as they believe it is only for the super-rich
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt threatens families with even tougher benefit sanctions
It comes despite a Government report warning earlier this year that claimants who have faced a sanction get back into work less quickly and earn less when they do