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Pensions & Retirement
What are people doing with their pensions since pension freedoms?
It’s been over two years since pension freedoms were introduced
WASPI women could take up apprenticeships, says Pensions Minister
The government is coming under increasing pressure to offer financial help to 1950s women in the latest WASPI state pension age debate
What is the pensions dashboard? The pensions dashboard is due in 2019
If you have several pensions, it should be easier to keep track of them in the future as the pensions dashboard is due in 2019
The Cridland state pension age review – recommendations to government
John Cridland has published his final report on future rises in the state pension age
Up to 200,000 pensioners could get compensation for buying the wrong annuity
Two pension providers look likely to pay compensation to thousands of pensioners who bought the wrong annuity
WASPI state pension campaign group latest action
The WASPI state pension campaign group latest action – what’s going on
Pension court ruling for cohabiting couples
A Supreme Court ruling means that pension schemes may have to make changes so cohabiting couples inherit
National Insurance credits – NI credits could increase your state pension
If you’re bringing up your child, not working and not getting benefits or caring for a family member, you may be entitled to National Insurance credits
The pros and cons of transferring a final salary pension
If you have a final salary pension, should you transfer it
Future rises to the state pension age – what does the independent interim report say?
An interim report into future rises to the state pension age says that people could be given early access to their state pension and that there may be more than one state pension age
BBC Rip Off Britain – WASPI state pension update
The groups campaigning against the rises in state pension age have been active over the last few months
If you’ve contracted out of National Insurance, can you top up your state pension?
If you’ve been contracted out of National Insurance during your working life (perhaps because you were in the public sector), you may be able to top up your state pension rights
SIPP v SSAS pensions – if you have your own business, which pension is best?
If you own your own business, what kind of pension should you have
The state pension age may be rising faster than our life expectancy
New research shows that the state pension age may be increasing too quickly
The new Pensions Advice Allowance – £500 tax-free from your pension. How will it work?
The government says you will be able to take out £500 from your pension before you retire, tax free, as long as you use the money for advice on what to do with your pensions and retirement savings
How much should I save for retirement? How much should I pay into my pension?
You’ve started saving into a pension – great
The WASPI demo in London outside Parliament
Thousands of women (and men) made their voices heard outside Parliament in this afternoon’s demo day organised by the campaign group WASPI
The government will write to women who won’t get a penny from the new state pension
The new state pension, introduced in April, includes a change in the rules that means you have to have ten years of National Insurance contributions to get any state pension
Planned changes to the British Steel pension fund – who could lose out?
The government is currently consulting on changes to the British Steel pension fund
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