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What will the election mean for your pension: Is the state pension 'triple lock' safe?
7 months ago

What will the election mean for your pension: Is the state pension 'triple lock' safe?

Daily Mail  

Election under way: What pension promises will be made and will they be kept? State pension triple lock Labour and the Tories both promised before the election was even announced they would keep the state pension 'triple lock' for the whole of the next parliament. Yes No Do you believe whichever party wins the election will keep the state pension …

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State pension increase: How much will payments go up in April with the triple lock?
8 months, 1 week ago

State pension increase: How much will payments go up in April with the triple lock?

The Independent  

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Martin Lewis reveals millions of people in the UK could be owed thousands in missed refunds and bereavement support payments - here's how to find out if you're eligible
1 year ago

Martin Lewis reveals millions of people in the UK could be owed thousands in missed refunds and bereavement support payments - here's how to find out if you're eligible

Daily Mail  

Martin Lewis has revealed how millions of people in the UK could be owed thousands in refunds and bereavement payments. Martin Lewis said millions of Britons could be owed thousands in refunds and bereavement payments in yesterday's episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live from Manchester Overpaid student loans The Student Loans Company, the government-owned organisation which manages …

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Over 100,000 Brits could be entitled to over £10,000 from the government
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 100,000 Brits could be entitled to over £10,000 from the government

Daily Mail  

More than 100,000 Brits could be eligible to claim over £10,000 from the Government in relation to their state pensions. An error in national insurance records, affecting anyone who took time off work to care for family between 1978 and 2010, means you could receive the government payout. People have been advised not to bin any letters they receive from …

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People are retiring later, but still ahead of state pension age
1 year, 7 months ago

People are retiring later, but still ahead of state pension age

Dutch News  

The average age at which people retired last year was 65 years and eight months, which is almost one year younger than the state pension age, national statistics agency CBS said on Monday. In total, half the 84,000 people who quit work were younger than 66 years and seven months, when the state pension kicks in. Civil servants were most …

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People are retiring later, but still ahead of state pension age
1 year, 7 months ago

People are retiring later, but still ahead of state pension age

Dutch News  

The average age at which people retired last year was 65 years and eight months, which is almost one year younger than the state pension age, national statistics agency CBS said on Monday. In total, half the 84,000 people who quit work were younger than 66 years and seven months, when the state pension kicks in. Civil servants were most …

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State pension age could rise to 68 by ‘2040 or thereabouts’, says Mel Stride
1 year, 7 months ago

State pension age could rise to 68 by ‘2040 or thereabouts’, says Mel Stride

The Independent  

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the state pension age is not likely to be raised to 68 until the 2040s — but it is not a decision to be made by the current UK Government. It will be for somebody else to sift through the data in the next Parliament Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary Speaking at a …

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Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?

The Hindu  

In Paris, there is growing unrest over the government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64. This means people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. French President Emmanual Macron rushed a reform in the Lower House of Parliament to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 without holding a vote. …

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The savvy seniors getting £30,000 a year from their state pensions
1 year, 10 months ago

The savvy seniors getting £30,000 a year from their state pensions

Daily Mail  

The British state pension notoriously pays only a bare bones sum to live on in retirement. By contrast, retirees receiving the ‘full’ flat- rate state pension will get a boost of £972 a year, taking their annual income to a maximum of £10,600. Worth the wait: Someone on a basic pension plus Serps of £300 a week would be able …

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Life expectancy outpacing healthy working life span in England – study
2 years, 11 months ago

Life expectancy outpacing healthy working life span in England – study

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, gains in healthy working life expectancy are projected to average only one week …

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