Displaying items by tag: State Pension
Thursday, 03 January 2019 11:21
Warning as State Pension marks 110 years
The State Pension is 110 years’ old this week but an increasingly ageing population could spell future uncertainty according to experts.
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Tuesday, 06 November 2018 09:21
State Pension Equalisation Day masks ‘gender discrimination’
Men and women will for the first time share the same state pension age of 65 from tomorrow (6 November 2018) marking a major pensions milestone set in train 25 years ago but critics say the change is far from fair to women.
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Thursday, 26 July 2018 14:25
Disposable income of retirees grows fastest
New figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that retired households saw a bigger jump in disposable income than their non-retired counterparts.
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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 12:36
1 in 4 expect to work past 70 survey reveals
Many pension savers believe they will be working either full or part time when they reach the age of 70.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2018 11:57
European Court of Justice rules in favour of transgender pensioner
The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of a transgender woman who was denied access to her pension.
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Thursday, 11 January 2018 14:57
Possible jump in NI looms to fund state pensions
The Government Actuary is suggesting a 5% rise in National Insurance by 2032 to prevent a deficit in the National Insurance Fund used to pay out state pensions, a possibility based on the latest Government Actuary Department projections.
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Monday, 25 September 2017 15:54
Ex-pensions minister questions Labour's 'pension at 64' plan
Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has warned that Labour Party plans for reduced state pensions from 64 “face serious practical obstacles.”
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Friday, 21 July 2017 11:35
State pension age rise fails to 'go far enough'
The Adam Smith Institute says the move to raise the state pension age to 68 earlier than planned fails to go far enough.
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Friday, 07 April 2017 10:43
Millions of under-35s ignorant of pensions freedoms
A report on the pensions awareness of Britain’s under-35s has exposed widespread ignorance of the pensions freedoms, two years on from the changes.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016 12:01
Huge jump to 1.5m in people seeking state pension forecasts
In the six months after the launch of the new State Pension in April more than 1.5 million personal State Pension forecasts were issued, says the Department for Work and Pensions.
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