Almost nine in ten (86%) mass affluent pension savers expect the State Pension to be a vital part of their retirement income, according to a new report.

The cost of a comfortable retirement has increased by nearly a fifth in the last two years as average spending by retired households climbs to £23,675 a year, new analysis of the latest Government data has shown.

There needs to be fundamental reform to the State Pension to prevent later life poverty from worsening as the pension age rises, a new report warns today.

Newspaper reports suggesting that the State Pension Age (SPA) could rise to 68 sooner than planned are an example of the Prime Minister “playing with political fire,” according to one pension expert.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared six previously unrevealed errors in State Pension payments it has had to act to correct since 2007.

The Spring Statement ignores the needs of the elderly and will lead to a rise in pensioner poverty, according to Baroness Ros Altmann.

Projections from the government's Office for National Statistics suggest that the rise in life expectancy over recent years is slowing down.

MPs in the House of Commons have rejected proposals from the House of Lords to retain the State Pension Triple Lock.

The number of people receiving an increased State Pension after deferring the benefit has dropped to its lowest level since the figures started being recorded in 1999.

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Age UK have called on the government to provide early access to the state pension for those within three years of their state pension age who are unlikely to be able to work again due to caring responsibilities, a disability, or long-term joblessness caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.