Women have been underpaid state pension in a systematic blunder, as exposed by our investigations with Steve Webb A bereaved 80-year-old has fallen foul of a fresh Government state pension blunder we exposed last spring, and was denied an increase from £87 to £209 a week for half a year. Christina Hood lost her husband … Read more
33-year-old Craig Hughes, from North Lincolnshire, mounted a defence of the Lifetime Isa as a supplementary pension If Isa season is all about working out ways to keep as much of your money away from the taxman as possible, Rishi Sunak’s latest Budget made that a little trickier. Dubbed a stealth raid on household finances, … Read more
The number of carers who claimed valuable credits towards their state pension slumped by nearly 20 per cent last year, new figures reveal. This is despite experts believing many more people are likely to be carrying out caring duties for loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. Just 5,209 people claimed carer’s credits towards their state … Read more
I was wondering whether you could provide me with some advice regarding a pension issue that has arisen at my workplace. I started working for my company last year, but due to a delay in it giving me relevant paperwork, I recently discovered to my shock that my employer had not auto-enrolled me in the … Read more
People who hold off receiving their state pension when they become eligible for the cash could be thousands of pounds better off in their retirement, experts claim. The state pension this week increased to £179.60 a week or roughly £9,300 a year for those who qualify for the full rate new state pension introduced in … Read more
Former Premier League footballers end High Court pension mis-selling case against business consultant By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 8 April 2021 Five former footballers have withdrawn claims against Kevin Neal after he sued for libel, the High Court heard last wee Five former … Read more
Many workers are heading for disappointment when they retire on far less comfortable pensions than those enjoyed by today’s older generation, a finance expert warns. Employers dumping generous, guaranteed final salary pensions and government hikes to the state pension age are among eight hurdles that will make people saving now poorer in retirement than they … Read more
My mother is a victim of the £3billion state pension scandal. It now appears that she is being victimised again by the local authority. Due to this scandal my mother has recently received a sizeable payment from the Department for Work and Pensions, because of their ineptitude going back 12 years to when my father … Read more
Pension Bee founder’s stake set to be worth £135m when savings app lists on the stock market next month By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:14 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 30 March 2021 The founder of Pension Bee will be sitting on shares worth £135million when her company lists … Read more
Can I take a 25% lump sum from my final salary pension and leave the rest where it is? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:51 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 29 March 2021 I’m 57 and have a final salary pension. I want to know whether … Read more