An elderly woman who struggled for months to get the Government to investigate why she was on just £11.17 a week in state pension has received a backpayment worth nearly £19,000. Batul Khanbhai, 70, who will also now get £67.49 a week going foward, first challenged her low pension in 2013. She resumed efforts to … Read more
I have a query regarding my National Insurance contributions record which directly affects my state pension. I am 62 and worked full time in the teaching profession throughout my career, taking early retirement at 55 to become my husband’s carer. Incidentally, he passed away six months ago. I am now investigating where I stand as … Read more
G4S blasts Garda over ‘misleading’ pension claims: Security firm insists its scheme is well-funded By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 7 October 2020 Security firm G4S fought back against GardaWorld yesterday, blasting ‘misleading’ pension claims. Garda, which has mounted a hostile bid for G4S, … Read more
Pensions minister Guy Opperman needs to wake up to the fact that hundreds of thousands of women are missing out on millions of pounds in retirement on his watch. Over the past six months, Money Mail has received a flood of letters from older women who have been denied their rightful state pension for years, … Read more
Legions of older women who divorced later in life could be missing out on thousands of pounds in extra state pension cash. There has been a surge in so-called ‘silver splitters’ since the turn of the century, but many may not know they can claim a better pension when single. A married woman is entitled … Read more
The rise in state pension age to 66 today has reignited calls for people to be given the option of drawing it earlier, but on a reduced income. Increased unemployment and caring responsibilities among older people during the Covid-19 pandemic mean the idea should be looked at again, say some pension experts. Older people who want … Read more
Investing in a pension is a far simpler task than it once was, with a whole host of mobile, online and face to face options available today. Thanks to the rise of self-invested personal pensions, or Sipps as they are commonly known, it is possible to easily build and manage a retirement pot of shares, … Read more
My final salary pension is being moved to an insurer – can I now invest my pot in a drawdown scheme? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:42 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 07:42 BST, 5 October 2020 I am in my early 60s and took my final salary … Read more
Canadian predator targeting G4S putting outsourcer’s pension deficit at heart of its fight to seize control GardaWorld has made a formal £3billion hostile takeover bid A source close to the bid said GardaWorld will ‘throw light on the awful performance of G4S By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 4 October 2020 … Read more
Here are the recent and future changes to the state pension age, so you can find out when you will be allowed to retire. What is happening to the state pension? The state pension age is rising. And it’s happening at breakneck speed. For donkey’s years, the age at which you could claim your state … Read more