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State pension crisis shows why Brits must use popular savings plan that gives ‘free money’

Posted: December 3, 2023 at 9:22 pm   /   Business

Successive governments have conspired to make a total hash of our once proud pensions system over the last 25 years, starting with Gordon Brown’s notorious tax raid shortly after taking over as Chancellor in 1997. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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The £5trn ‘Wild West scandal’ you’re unlikely to know about – but could wreck your pension

Posted: November 25, 2023 at 9:22 am   /   Business

A former investment banker has described the way private equity values investments as “the Wild West”. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Triple lock storm as Hunt considers slashing next year’s state pension hike

Posted: November 19, 2023 at 9:22 am   /   Business

Twelve million pensioners will find out whether Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will grant them the full 8.5 percent state pension triple lock increase when he delivers his Autumn Statement on Wednesday. Whatever he does will cause a storm. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Tories face Green fury over state pension ‘injustice’ as 500,000 miss out on increase

Posted: November 11, 2023 at 9:23 pm   /   Business

EXCLUSIVE: Many pensioners are in ‘desperate straits’ as they struggle to get by on their frozen state pension, a politician has said. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Retirement ‘trick’ could boost your state pension payments by £3,000 – how to claim

Posted: November 3, 2023 at 10:22 am   /   Business

State pensioners are losing out on thousands of pounds worth of retirement money due to not applying for vital National Insurance credits. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Over 50s urged to put more money into retirement savings to ‘build better’ pension

Posted: October 30, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Business

Pension savers are making cuts to their spending habits in order to deposit more money into retirement pots. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Pension service swamped by 250,000 calls as Britons scramble to track down lost savings

Posted: October 26, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Business

A person can easily lose track of a pension when they change job or move to a new home and so lose touch with thousands of pounds of their savings. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Pension warning as income tax to grip thousands more if state pension rises by 8.5%

Posted: October 19, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Business

Millions of state pensioners with only a small amount of extra income will be income tax payers next year if the state pension rises by 8.5 percent. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Millions assume they’re ‘entitled’ to the state pension. Here’s why they’re wrong

Posted: October 15, 2023 at 10:22 am   /   Business

Britons often assume they are entitled to claim the state pension at retirement “because they’ve paid for it” but here’s the brutal truth. It’s a benefit not a right. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Triple lock pension change ‘inevitable’ due to ‘strain’ of policy with ageing population

Posted: October 6, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Business

EXCLUSIVE: The ageing population means the triple lock may soon become unsustainable as the way to determine the state pension increase. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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