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State pension to rise 4.8% in April under triple lock
The full new state pension is set to reach £12,548 a year, reflecting the 4.8% wage growth measured under the triple lock. The bumper boost will raise questions about fairness and sustainability, while more pensioners could be hit with a tax bill
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Should state pension age rise to 70? Have your say in government review
The state pension age review will consider the “merits” of automatic increases tied to life expectancy. If you want to give your view, you’ll need to be quick, as the deadline is looming
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State pension could rise by 4.8% next year – triggering pensioner tax for first time
Frozen income tax thresholds are on a collision course with the state pension increases, dragging more pensioners into paying tax
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Average Brits want to retire five years before they can – who has the widest retirement gap?
Brits are expecting to work for longer than ever but there are big disparities in the number of extra working years predicted. A small tweak could help close the gap
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Millions of state pension records ‘set to be deleted’ – putting thousands at risk of never getting their money
Thousands of families could miss out on money owed to them if the government deletes historic state pension records.
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State pension age rises hurt this group the most – should we be working longer?
The government wants us working longer to boost the economy and reduce the state pension bill – but previous increases in state pension age have not been felt equally
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Millions of retirees to miss out on state pension triple lock boost
More than 6.5 million pensioners face having some of their payment increased only with inflation next April, rather than the full triple lock
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Triple lock alternatives: will the government reform the state pension?
The government has promised not to touch the triple lock this Parliament, but rising costs mean reform could be inevitable eventually
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Waspi women: day in court against the government confirmed
Many women born in the 1950s got a raw deal due to the rising state pension age. The “Waspi” campaign group has been lobbying for compensation for years. We outline the journey so far and explore whether they might finally receive some money.
