One suggestion for keeping the state pension affordable is to means-test some aspects of the policy. Conservative Party ...

A 3.7% uplift would see the full new state pension rise from £230.25 a week to £238.75 a week, or £12,415 a year, marking an ...

Spending on pensions has soared to £148.4bn a year – and some experts fear Britain simply can’t afford it. The Adam Smith Institute has warned that the State Pension could become "fiscally ...

The full New State Pension is currently worth £11,502 in the 2024/25 tax year and will rise to £11,973 in 2025/26. This ...

The state pension is a huge cost for the Government and with the triple lock policy in place, payments are expected to rise - ...

New research suggests that workers born after April 1970 will not reach UK State Pension age until they are 71 ...

Meanwhile, some 8.8m retirees receive up to £678 each pay period through the Basic State Pension. It's crucial for those ...

In the Independent Age video, Fran McSweeney, Head of National Services at the charity, shares essential tips on applying for Pension Credit. She explains that the benefit tops-up income from State ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to millions of state pensioners as time is running out to ...

To qualify for the maximum new state pension, you must have at least 35 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions ...

The TV Licence fee is set to increase by £5 from April, but some people may be eligible for a free TV Licence, which the ...

The tax office will soon start sending out "simple assessment" tax calculations to Brits who have not paid enough income tax ...