Fears have been raised that a Labour drive for 'default' private pensions will leave people locked into deals they do not want. Pensions minister Torsten Bell has unveiled proposals for 'guided retirements', requiring providers to put people on to annuity-style…
The Department for Work and Pensions is encouraging five groups of people to come forward before December 22 to help shape a consultation into major pension changes. The DWP has published a consultation on policy proposals for the implementation of guided…
The work bonus lets you earn some income from work without it reducing your Age Pension. The first $300 you earn each fortnight isn’t counted in the income test, and any amount you don’t use builds up in a work bonus…
Andy Burnham's gamble on announcing plans to kill off the triple lock appears to have paid off, according to polling for The i Paper Support for the state pension triple lock has fallen since Andy Burnham announced that he plans…
The debate over whether the triple lock on pensions can be afforded has resurfaced amid pre-Budget speculation. Andy Burnham has suggested a new double lock, linking rises in the state pension to the higher of inflation or 2.5%, while dropping the…
Scale of unclaimed support has been called ‘shocking’ More than 3 million families are missing out on essential government support despite being eligible, new official data has revealed. Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that up to…
You can get support worth hundreds of pounds for free Martin Lewis is urging people aged 55 and over to check whether they can get a will drawn up for free this October Free Wills Month sees participating solicitors waive their…
Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a sweeping tax reform that will fundamentally change the way personal income tax is calculated in the Grand Duchy. From 2028, the long-standing tax classes 1, 1a, and 2 will be replaced by a single tax class, known…
The Government is to wind down a contingency fund established in 1923 and previously used to pay a “bounty” to the parents of triplets and to reimburse Dublin Corporation for the cost of sending fire brigades to Belfast during the second…
John Benson and Phil Jones It’s January 2025, and a 5am alarm is not the best start to a day when you are in your 70s and 80s and struggling with the effects of age and ill health. But once again, we are making…
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