All news on the topic: Pensions

Britain’s biggest union must prioritize fighting Reform UK, Unison’s conference heard today after its general secretary urged the government to drastically change course.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the cap would be lifted when she delivered the budget back in November.

Reform UK has stated it would prosecute civil servants who knowingly granted asylum to sex offenders.

Rachel Reeves has faced another significant setback ahead of next month’s crucial Budget as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that inflation will rise to the highest level in the G7 in 2025 and 2026.

Older savers should avoid making rash decisions about their pension cash based on "fear and rumour", experts urged this week.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is arranging a ’stealth tax raid’ on workers in the upcoming budget as she aims to address a £50 billion shortfall in public finances, according to a report.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended the decision to reject compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age, arguing that the taxpayer "simply can’t afford the tens of billions of pounds" in payments.

Low pension savings and growing economic threats from climate change mean most people face miserable retirements unless the government steps up its ambition.

The DWP is contacting everyone who is being moved over to Universal Credit in stages - and when it is your turn, you’ll receive a letter in the post known as a ’migration notice’

The warning has come as hundreds of thousands of pensioners across the country could be at risk of receiving a bill from the government tax department next year

Charity Independent Age has warned a shake-up of winter fuel payments could be dangerous as new data suggests hundreds of thousands who are entitled to it could miss out

Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has been contacted by four people who had not been awarded any inherited state pension when they retired when they should have been

New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister

There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment

Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO

Expert says missing credits on financial products don’t just vanish - they wait an eternity to be claimed

Labour has promised to "kickstart economic growth" after 14 years of Conservative Government and wants to address the rise in economic inactivity. But what does it mean for the benefits system?

Unite union says workers are being ‘fleeced’ by supermarket’s changes to pension contribution rules

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

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