State Pension deferrals drop to record low
- Tuesday, 15 June 2021
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The number of people receiving an increased State Pension after deferring the benefit has dropped to its lowest level since the figures started being recorded in 1999.
Read more...'Unjust' State Pension Age must be reviewed – Altmann
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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The 20-year difference in UK healthy life expectancy in the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlights the injustice of forcing people to wait longer for their state pension, according to former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann.
Read more...Calls for early state pension access for those hit by pandemic
- Wednesday, 09 December 2020
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The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Age UK have called on the government to provide early access to the state pension for those within three years of their state pension age who are unlikely to be able to work again due to caring responsibilities, a disability, or long-term joblessness caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...State Pension to rise by 2.5% in April
- Wednesday, 25 November 2020
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The State Pension will rise by 2.5% in April, the Government confirmed today.
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