Pensions

Annuity rate dive will hit millions of retirees short

The fall in gilt yields will reduce pension incomes, so it's more important than ever to choose the right product. By Julian Knight

Inside Pensions

Further strikes are likely over plans to curb public pensions

Friday, 29 July 2011

More rises in payments are expected over the following two years so the Treasury can cut the bill by �2.8bn a year

Pensioners regret taking tax-free lump sum

Sunday, 17 July 2011

The ability to take a tax-free lump sum at retirement is supposed to be one of the major benefits of having a personal pension.

Higher state pension 'would not cost more'

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

A simpler, more generous state pension of £140 a week would remove millions from benefits and provide an incentive to save without costing taxpayers more than the current system, a study argues.

State pension is 'too complex'

Monday, 27 June 2011

Young people would save more for their retirement if they knew how much state pension they would get, a survey shows.

Moves planned to ease women's pension fears

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Ministers are planning moves to ease the pain on women in their 50s caused by the Government's decision to raise the age at which people qualify for the basic state pension.

Rise in women's pension age 'unfair', says Age UK

Sunday, 19 June 2011

One in five women aged between 50 and 53 expect to receive their state pension by 60, yet in reality they will have to wait until they are 65 under current rules, and 66 if proposals in the Pensions Bill being debated by MPs go ahead, a survey from Age UK finds.