What started as a little security for Germans reaching 70 – who back then were unlikely to live long enough to significantly ...

The state pension is one of the Government’s most expensive policies, costing around £137.5bn in 2024-25 according to official figures. It accounts for almost half of total spending on benefits.

The full state pension could rise to almost £12,500 next year after an inflation-busting increase according to forecasts. In April this year, pensions will rise by 4.1 per cent under the triple ...

One report estimates that the triple lock itself takes up around £10bn of total pension costs. And recent projections, showing that an extra 1.7m people will be claiming the state pension by 2032 ...

Monthly payments for those receiving the full new state pension will increase by £36.20, from £884.80 to £921. Basic state pension recipients will see their monthly payments rise by £27.80, from £678 ...

Around 20.8million eligible employees in Great Britain had a workplace pension in 2023. I'm a retirement expert - here are my top tips to boost your state pension Backdate a benefit claim We often ...

Make no mistake, the proposed 3.1 per cent increase represents a cut in real terms in the state pension - which is already the lowest in the developed world. Can one of the world's richest ...

The world of retirement saving has changed dramatically ... but he was forced to put off taking his state pension because only some of his top-ups had been processed. Oxford Risk asked people ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released new figures showing that there are currently 12.9 million people claiming the State Pension. Of these, 4.1 million are on the New State ...

The DWP has confirmed the new April 2025 State Pension rates after MPs voted through the proposals from the autumn budget ... Sir Stephen said the Government is “not looking” at changing the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has outlined the increases to the State Pension for the financial year 2025-2026. According to statistics, there are currently 12.9 million people ...

However, around nine million older pensioners who retired before April 6, 2016, will be paid under a different scheme called the Basic State Pension. The full new State Pension rises by £9.05 per ...