1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (587+ words) Millions of pensioners are in line for a nearly £500-a-year boost to their state pension next April - but the increase could also trigger a tax sting. The new state pension is expected to rise by 3.9 per cent, taking the weekly…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (637+ words) Millions of pensioners face a potential tax sting next year as the new state pension is set to rise above the income tax personal allowance for the first time - and only one in 16 is estimated to benefit from policies suggested…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (283+ words) More than £119 billion in savings is due to mature by the end of the year, putting savers at risk of losing thousands of pounds. Skipton Building Society warns savers who do nothing could see their returns plunge by up to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (677+ words) An extra £100 in your pay packet might sound like an easy way to ease the pressure on household finances. But for some workers, there could be a much bigger price to pay further down the line. Pausing workplace pension contributions…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (948+ words) You could be sitting on £2,000 in savings without even knowing it, and according to new research, hundreds of thousands of young adults may have a forgotten Child Trust Fund waiting to be claimed. Around 760,000 matured accounts are still unclaimed, and…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (636+ words) Finance experts have offered five tips to workers looking to boost their pension pots after a study revealed almost all age groups are failing to reach retirement fund targets. Pensions UK define a ‘moderate’ budget as including £59 per week on…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (586+ words) Pensioner poverty has started to rise again after years of falling, with single retirees bearing the brunt of the increase, new research has warned. The number of pensioners living in poverty has been climbing steadily since reaching its lowest point…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (606+ words) A petition calling for the State Pension to be paid from age 60 has closed after thousands of people backed the campaign. The petition attracted 7,792 signatures before officially closing on August 10, falling short of the 10,000 signatures needed to trigger a Government…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (540+ words) Workers will soon be able to see whether their pension is among the UK's best performers or languishing at the bottom of the table under the biggest shake-up of private retirement savings in a generation. The Government has unveiled a…...