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Lancaster backs over-50s jobs as unemployment reaches record high
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (486+ words) Sir Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster is backing a drive to rescue the over-50s from the jobs scrapheap " as unemployment in the age group hits a record rate. The number of Britons aged 50 to 64 on out-of-work benefits is at an…...
He-Man, 90, forced to launch GoFundMe amid battle with dementia
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (770+ words) The 90-year-old toy designer is also behind the Masters of the Universe toy line, with a'live-action motion picture based on the Mattel media franchise set to be released later this year on June 5.' His wife Marlene set up the page…...
Gen Z are almost three times as likely to invest as boomers
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (816+ words) The young may have a fraction of their wealth but are almost three times as likely to invest as baby boomers. A study claims that 47 per cent of Generation Z adults actively invested outside of their workplace pension over the…...
I'm struggling on the state pension, but will a job make me better off
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1119+ words) By STEVE WEBB, PENSIONS EXPERT AND COLUMNIST, THIS IS MONEY I am collecting my state pension now, the new one. I can't live on it easily, even after getting help with my rent, so I have been offered a part…...
What you need to know about pensions with Steve Webb:TiM Podcast
1+ week, 1+ day ago (339+ words) By THIS IS MONEY Pensions are a topic that dominate the financial landscape and for the past decade This is Money readers have had Sir Steve Webb on hand to answer their questions. A former pensions minister, Steve has been…...
Victory for pensioner in civil service pension scandal
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1803+ words) By TANYA JEFFERIES, PENSIONS AND INVESTMENT EDITOR A former prison officer whose retirement dreams were nearly thwarted by the civil service pension scandal has finally received his money, after This is Money and the Daily Mail highlighted his case. After…...
Half of over-50s planning 'Golden Gap Year' - here's where they'll go
1+ week, 3+ day ago (538+ words) When you picture a gap year, what comes to mind?" Perhaps a teenager straight out of school taking budget trains across Europe? Or maybe a twenty-something backpacking across southeast Asia, trying out yoga classes and attempting to 'find themselves'? But…...
Ten Steve Webb pension columns you NEED to read
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1683+ words) By TANYA JEFFERIES, PENSIONS AND INVESTMENT EDITOR We have just hit the 10th anniversary of Steve Webb's first pension column, published on 16 February 2016 on This is Money. Watch out for a series of articles and events to celebrate this landmark all…...
My week on the £230 state pension - and how you make your money last
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1920+ words) By TOBY WALNE, CHIEF MONEY REPORTER Some 1.2million people survive on the state pension with little or no other savings " and they are among the 13.1million who rely on it to support their income. On April 6, the new state pension, paid to…...
Killer Wayne Couzens is 'still in line for £7k-a-year pension'
1+ week, 5+ day ago (590+ words) By JOE ROSSITER, TRAINEE REPORTER Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens is still in line for a taxpayer-funded "7,000-a-year pension. Couzens was sentenced to a whole life order after admitting to killing Ms Everard in 2021 but is still set to receive…...