News and advice on pensions, annuities, long-term care
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:10
I divorced after 47 years of marriage in 2007 but only got round to notifying the pension office last year. Can they backdate my pension for two years?
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:56
Campaign groups are demanding justice for the UK's 12m pensioners in Alistair Darling's final Budget before the General Election
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:23
A group of politicians has called on the equity release market to improve its services to help Britain's elderly beat the pension funding crisis
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:59
Our employer wants us to switch to a 'smart pension scheme'. Do you think it would be a good move?
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 16:28
Only one in three savers believes their final pension pot will be enough to see them through retirement, new research has revealed
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 13:44
I've been made redundant at 61 and left with a paltry pension of £7,000 a year. Will my redundancy payment mean I'm ineligible for Pension Credit?
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 16:29
Hundreds of pensioners who took out controversial shared appreciation mortgages (Sams) are losing their legal battle
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 11:03
Converting pension savings into an income is probably the most important financial decision you will ever make. Read our five vital tips here
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 22:32
In his weekly stock market round-up, Simon Watkins explains why the rally has failed to fix final salary pensions
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 00:01
A vice has closed around middle-class pension savers as they struggle against a punishing annuities crisis
Fri, 03/05/2010 - 09:38
I am a deferred member of a final salary scheme. This year my pension forecast has fallen. Can you explain why?
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:35
As many as 110,000 women retiring this year could lose more than £20,000 of state pension simply because they were born on the wrong date
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 11:39
Should we set up a family trust to help our savings and property 'disappear' so they cannot be taken into account in future care bills?
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:58
Figures obtained show that you have three times the chance of having care paid for by the council in some parts of the country than you do in others
Sat, 02/27/2010 - 00:01
I have paid more NI contributions than are needed to qualify for a full pension, but my wife has too few. Can she have my excess contributions?
Sat, 02/27/2010 - 00:01
With the pensions landscape facing radical change, we round up the need-to-know on making the most of your company defined contribution pension
Fri, 02/26/2010 - 11:50
My husband and I set up power of attorney for each other before the new rules. Is the arrangement still valid even if it has not been registered?
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 11:26
My father has been told that though his assets have dropped below £23,000 he is not entitled to help with his care costs. What is the threshold?
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 07:34
Millions of pensioners are getting a 'raw deal' from the taxman, a highly critical report warns today
Wed, 02/24/2010 - 09:19
There's pensions good news and bad news: women and carers will get more, but we'll all have to work longer. Find out everything you need to know