All news on the topic: State pension
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Thousands of state pensioners get £6,400 payout after being underpaid by DWP
Figures released by the DWP today showed that 46,716 state pensioners have been identified as having underpayments to their state pension, with £300million paid to by those affected
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Create Older People's Commissioner to fight pensioners' corner, say campaigners
A host of organisations are demanding a new tsar to champion OAPs' rights in the corridors of power amid fears their voices are being silenced
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Ministers expected to raise state pension age weeks after tax handout to richest
Longstanding MPs and Ministers - including Jeremy Hunt - stand to benefit from the Chancellor's huge handout to the richest, while the low paid are expected to have to work for longer before claiming a state pension
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Everything you need to know about pensions - including when you can retire
Consumer rights expert Martyn James runs through everything you've ever wanted to know about pensions - and why we should be thinking about our retirement now more than ever
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Over-60s keep free prescriptions as Tories ditch plan to raise eligibility age
Boris Johnson ordered a consultation into raising the age that people qualify for free prescriptions in England in line with the state pension age - but the plans have been dropped
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Jeremy Hunt announces huge pensions boost - to stop people retiring early
The pensions lifetime allowance is how much you can save into pension pots before paying extra tax, with the figure currently sitting at £1.07million and this was due to be frozen until 2026
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Bottle of wine 'to rocket in price by record increase' after budget
Favourite bottle's of plonk could go up as much as 44p in a 'two-pronged attack’ on drinkers, according to analysis from the Wine and Spirits Trade Association shows
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Millions set for pensions boost as part of plans to get over-50s back into work
The lifetime allowance is currently set at £1.07million but could be increased to as much as £1.8million, in what is being seen as plans to get people working longer and to encourage over-50s back into work
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6 pension changes you need to know about - including retirement age rising
From another expected rise in the state pension age, to a crucial deadline that could boost your income in later life, we explain everything you need to know about all the retirement changes in the pipeline
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Give parents more free childcare in next week's Budget, voters demand in poll
Around six in 10 believe the Tories should massively expand free childcare to one and two-year-olds in England, according to the Redfield & Wilton poll for the Sunday Mirror
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Over-65s are suffering more with energy prices - due to their inefficient homes
Over half of over 65s are living in properties with a EPC rating of 'D' or below, resulting in sky-rocketed energy bills
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DWP admits pension error affecting Universal Credit claimants 'still not fixed'
Lost National Insurance credits can mean people could get less state pension when they retire or they could waste money buying top-ups they don't need
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Martin Lewis fan explains how they boosted their state pension by £28,000
On the recent Martin Lewis Money Show episode, a fan wrote in to thank the MoneySaving Expert for his advice on National Insurance contribution top ups
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Savers given more time to boost their pension by £10,000s as deadline extended
The official extension comes after members of the public raised concerns about missing out as many were struggling to get through to jammed DWP and HMRC phone lines
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Date when private pension age will rise by extra two years explained
The minimum pension age is currently 55 years old and is due to rise to 57 in 2028 - and potentially again to 58 in 2034, according to analysts and experts in the field
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Thousands of savers could get extra time to boost state pension by £10,000s
The Government said on Wednesday that if customers were unable to pay voluntary contributions by April then it will consider payments made after the cut off
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Neighbours in one of UK's 'poorest areas' open up on one of the toughest winters
The Beechdale area of Nottingham comes out as one of the poorest in the area according to data from the Office of National Statistics and residents have been hit hard by the cost of living crisis
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Universal Credit 'at least £35 too low for buying essentials' government told
Joint research released today by the Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that the standard allowance is £35 too low for a single person and £66 for a couple
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Martin Lewis fan adds £11,500 to retirement fund through pension hack
Speaking on the Martin Lewis Money show on Tuesday Night, Sheila shared how she discovered that her state pension was not going to be as much as she originally thought
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Chris Kamara in passionate plea for terminally ill to get state pensions early
Football pundit and TV star Chris Kamara has called for terminally ill workers to get early access to their state pension so they don't die in poverty
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WASPI campaign vows to take government watchdog to court over 'serious' errors
Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) says it plans to take the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to court over 'serious' mistakes about the injustice women born in the 1950s suffered
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600k households worse off until 2025 as benefits fail to keep up with inflation
Cost of living payments were branded a 'crude patch' which is 'no substitute' for fixing the real problem - and cost the Government more than if benefits were hiked in line with inflation, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Martin Lewis warns time is running out to boost your state pension by £5,000
The Money Saving Expert shared the warning on the latest episode of his ITV show and said that many could miss out on thousands of pounds by not checking their National Insurance Contributions (NICs)
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Angry viewers challenge 'flippant' BBC boss over £159 cost of licence fee
BBC director general Tim Davie has been accused of disrespecting licence fee payers after he said it was 'truly amazing' the broadcaster is 'pulling off' the charge
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Martin Lewis issues 'urgent' state pension warning to anyone aged 45 to 70
Pretty much anyone aged between 45 and 70 is currently able to buy missing National Insurance (NI) contributions going all the way back to 2006 - but this is soon changing
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