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Autumn Budget live: Rachel Reeves cuts cash ISA limit
Live updates Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a slew of tax hikes and ISA reforms in her second Autumn Budget. We take a look at the latest updates and analysis
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Steve Webb: MoneyWeek Talks
Podcast Sir Steve Webb spoke to Kalpana Fitzpatrick on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast – about the triple lock and using pensions for property.
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Triple lock alternatives: will the government reform the state pension?
The government has promised not to touch the state pension triple lock this Parliament, but rising costs mean reform could be inevitable eventually
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26 million Brits at risk of retirement shortfall if state pension triple lock were to be scrapped
Current projections of pensioner poverty assume the state pension triple lock will be in place for the next 50 years. Critics say this is unlikely and revised figures showing pension undersaving among millions more people give a truer picture of the crisis
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What is the state pension age and when will you get yours?
Significant differences in life expectancy across the UK mean people in some areas will receive far fewer state pension payments than others, according to new research. We look at when the age is next scheduled to go up, and whether people could have to wait until their 70s, or even 80th birthday, to claim their state pension
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1 million pensioners relying solely on state pension face £1.4k shortfall
The shortfall between the ‘minimum’ required for Pensions UK’s basic Retirement Living Standards and the full new state pension will be thrust into the spotlight on Saturday
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Radical reforms to state pension age and guaranteed payouts proposed
The state pension age should rise by one year every decade “for the foreseeable future” to make the payments more affordable, former pensions minister Steve Webb has suggested
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UK state pension is least generous in the G7 – how do other rich countries compare?
British retirees get substantially less in state pension than in other wealthy nations, and for fewer years, but the balance is a lower tax burden on working age people
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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
