State pensioners urged to check potential £7,000 DWP state pension underpayment
State pensioners aged over 65 are being urged to verify whether they’re entitled to as much as £7,000 following a…
Keir Starmer to chair Labour Cabinet after Peter Mandelson files lay bare party divisions
Sir Keir Starmer will preside over a Cabinet meeting today after messages released in connection with Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment…
Workers given 5 per cent pension warning as you could be losing out
Workers have been issued a five per cent pension warning, as they risk “throwing away free cash”. You could be…
How you sign off work sick set to change when new rules roll out
The “fit note” system which results in a huge majority of patients being signed off work is to be overhauled.…
Families on benefits could get extra help to let teens become apprentices
Parents who receive benefits could be given extra help if their teenagers become apprentices to stop them losing out. Ministers…
Pensioners may not realise they could boost income to £18,500 a year
Many of the 13 million pensioners in the UK may be unaware that they could qualify for additional tax-free benefits,…
NS&I repayment update as £367m owed to families
Thousands of bereaved families embroiled in the National Savings & Investments (NS&I) savings scandal may face a further wait before…
All this talk about ‘difficult’ cuts, yet the largest part of Britain’s welfare bill is never mentioned. Why? | Zoe Williams
Illustration: Ben Jennings/The GuardianView image in fullscreen Illustration: Ben Jennings/The Guardian All this talk about ‘difficult’ cuts, yet the largest…
Martin Lewis issues state pension warning as claimants face £1,000 shortfall
Martin Lewis has offered some guidance on the state pension and retirement planning. He shared some thoughts in response to…
At least 15m Britons not saving enough to retire, Pensions Commission says
An interim report from the Pensions Commission also exposed a chasm in retirement savings between men and women. Photograph: mundissima/AlamyView…