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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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Self-employed? Start saving for your pension now
Britons who are self-employed have neglected to build up their retirement fund. Could changes to the self-assessment system help them act now?
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Reeves told scrapping pension salary sacrifice would cost average earner £377 a year
MPs – including chancellor Rachel Reeves – have received a letter warning of the dangers in reducing or removing salary sacrifice schemes for pension contributions, a plan under consideration by HMRC.
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Nest Pensions abandoned by 10 million workers – why are savers ditching the UK’s biggest workplace pension?
Savers are halting contributions and leaving millions of small pots behind them, Freedom of Information (FOI) data provided exclusively to MoneyWeek shows. We look at why and what it means.
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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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Inside a Budget: ex-Treasury minister reveals the chess game behind your tax rises
In an exclusive interview with MoneyWeek former government insider David Gauke says chancellor Rachel Reeves will ‘need to show the richest are making a big contribution’ in the upcoming Autumn Budget
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Pensions IHT reform: major changes needed says former minister
Experts are calling on the government to make the system for applying inheritance to pensions ‘more effective, efficient and humane’
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Are you missing out on Pension Credit? How to claim the benefit worth £4,300 a year
News Thousands of eligible households are still failing to apply for Pension Credit. We explain who qualifies for Pension Credit and how to apply
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Pension tax refunds: how to get your money back if you have been overcharged
Thousands of retirees recovered more than £48.5 million in overpaid tax from flexible pension withdrawals in the third quarter of 2025. Are you due a pension tax refund?
