All news on the topic: Pensions

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State pension payments will arrive in bank accounts early this week
There are three bank holidays coming up - and if you’re due to receive a benefit payment on one these days, including the state pension, it is likely you’ll get paid early
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Gary Glitter pays off mortgage on £2million penthouse while still behind bars
Documents have shown the debt on Gary Glitter's £2million mansion in central London has now been cleared, 26 years after he was arrested for heinous sex abuse crimes
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DWP benefit payments over Christmas and New Year as thousands to be paid early
Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26) are both bank holidays, which means you'll be paid the previous working day if you're due a benefit payment
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Labour MP lets slip pension triple lock will be protected under Keir Starmer
Tulip Siddiq said the triple lock protection is 'safe' under Labour and the party is 'committed' to it. This is despite Keir Starmer refusing to promise it will stay after the General Election
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Pension warning as millions risk being £2,643 short of basic retirement income
Alice Guy, head of pensions and savings at Interactive Investor, has warned pensioners currently need £14,144 each year before tax - but the state pension will rise to £11,501 next April
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Loser MPs to get free help finding work after being booted out of Commons
The taxpayer-funded “career transition” scheme would see ex-MPs given free CV writing advice from a designated career coach to help them “stand out in the crowd”
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State Pension payment dates issued amid changes for Christmas and New Year
State Pension cash is sent out at different times over Christmas and New Year due to the different working days of banks and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices
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DWP warning as thousands have hours left to claim £4,500 cost of living help
The DWP has urged pensioners across the country to put in a claim for Pension Credit as if they do so before midnight tonight, they may be eligible for the £300 cost of living payment
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DWP State Pension warning as half a million people won't get increase next April
n the recent Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 8.5% from April 2024 and the increase will give pensioners an extra £900 over the 2024/25
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DWP powers to check bank accounts stir up fears for future of state pension
The DWP are currently in the process of being granted new powers to inspect the bank accounts of benefit claimants in a bid to reduce fraud in the benefits system
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Beautiful sun-soaked European country is four times cheaper to retire than UK
According to Property Guides it costs £422 a month to be a retiree in Turkey, in large part due to the low cost of property in major cities like Istanbul and Ankara
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Pensions triple lock at risk as Tories and Labour won't make election guarantee
Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer refused to say whether the pension triple lock would be included in their manifestos - as the PM declined to be drawn into when the next general election will be held
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NHS boss at morgue monster David Fuller hospitals promoted before sicko exposed
Glenn Douglas was chief executive of the NHS Trust where David Fuller was abusing the bodies of dead people in a morgue and was promoted before the scandal was exposed
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DWP repays over 80,000 people up to £12,000 after pension mistake
The DWP previously announced that a large number of women who reached state pension age before April 2016 had been underpaid their state pension
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Wilko's boss says sorry to axed workers while admitting family got huge payouts
Yet Lisa Wilkinson's words came as she was accused of making “significant management mistakes” that led to empty shelves, money wasted and the store's demise
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Veterans win official review of nuked blood 'cover-up'
More than 100 documents about blood and urine tests of troops which the MoD previously denied existed will be reviewed, Parliament has been told
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'The Tories are waving in foreign companies to fleece Britain'
Overseas firms only invest in the UK for one of three reasons - we either have lower wages than elsewhere, lower rents, or offer bigger tax incentives, Richard Murphy writes
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End in sight for bitter NHS consultants' pay row with Tories as deal reached
The end is in sight for a bitter pay row between NHS consultants and the Government after the two sides reached an agreement, which will now be put to top doctors for their approval
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Working parents and disabled Brits terrified after Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Autumn Statement yesterday - delivering his latest economic plan - but it is clearly out of touch for countless Brits, including single parent working families and retired pensioners, who are already "on their knees", according Labour
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Pensioner unable to close his eyes for four years after botched cosmetic surgery
Warning: contains graphic images - Pete Broadhurst opted for cosmetic surgery after growing increasingly self-conscious over his 'puffy cheeks' - however it went drastically wrong
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Dishonest Autumn Statement is a see-through attempt to hoodwink voters
Jeremy Hunt's dishonest and misjudged Autumn statement was a clear attempt to deceive the electorate as he claimed the financial package on hand would help the country grow, with all the evidence pointing to years of hardship
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National insurance cut will still leave millions worse off - check how much
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised a 2p cut to the rate of national insurance in the Autumn Statement in a desperate bid to turn around the Tories' dire poll ratings
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Find out if you're better/worse off after Autumn Statement with our calculator
The Mirror runs through what everything in the Autumn Statement means for your personal finances - from paying tax, to state pensions and welfare benefits
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Exact amount benefits and state pension will rise by next year confirmed
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
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National Insurance tax explained - who pays NI and will it be cut today?
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