20 h. ago Government set to introduce major £18,000 pension change at Autumn Budget 2025

There are many potential tax raids expected to be announced at the Budget as Reeves looks to raise funding

Economics

22 h. ago DraftKings Missouri Promo: Bet $5, Get $300 in Bonus Bets for MO Launch

Everything you need to know about the DraftKings pre-registration promo ahead of the launch of sports betting in Missouri next month

Politics

3 d. ago Striking junior doctors could get guaranteed pension of nearly £125,000 a year once they retire, research shows

Resident doctors, as they are now called, who begins working for the NHS at 23 and retire by the age of 65 are capable of having an annual allowance of £124,363 a year, analysis found.

Economics

5 d. ago New way for older people to claim backdated State Pension payments

The DWP has issued more than £900 million in arrears payments for historical State Pension errors.

Economics

6 d. ago DWP says 760,000 pensioners missing out on up to £4,300 a year income boost

The DWP says hundreds of thousands of people are failing to receive all the financial help they are entitled to

Economics

7 d. ago Women retire with pensions TWO THIRDS the size of men's... but new dads can help fix this

Women with private pensions retire on £173,000 while men stop work with £286,000, representing a 32% gap between their funds.

Politics

8 d. ago 83,655 State Pensioners missing out on DWP £300 payment in date quirk

Most pensioners will get the Winter Fuel Payment after a Labour u-turn but some have been told they will have to wait

Economics

8 d. ago Mum's DWP hell as she's chased for years over £5k debt she doesn't owe

A mum caring for her autistic son says she has felt 'suicidal' and under 'immense stress' after the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) sent her letters demanding she pay a £5,000 debt she didn't owe.

Economics

9 d. ago DWP cash boost worth £4,300 every year but 910,000 families are missing out

The Government recently launched a new drive with Age UK to encourage more people to check their Pension Credit eligibility

Economics

9 d. ago People over State Pension age due up to £305 heating payment from this week

Nearly 900,000 older people in Scotland will receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from November 16.

Economics

1 week ago Joyriding teenager who swerved onto pavement and killed pensioner after losing control of £84,000 Nissan GTR he picked up for his father's valet business is jailed

Lewis Meadows was sentenced to four years in prison today at the Ipswich Crown Court after admitting to causing the death of 74-year-old Mary Kinsey.

Economics

1 week ago Older women urged to check for State Pension back payments worth over £8,000

DWP has paid our more than £100 million in arrears payments for historical errors linked to National Insurance credits.

Economics

1 week ago HMRC to contact pensioners over Winter Fuel Payment repayment

The DWP has confirmed that the Winter Fuel allowance will be automatically repaid if a pensioner has an income of over 35,000

Economics

1 week ago Winter Fuel Payment rules for pensioner couples who earn more than £35,000

HMRC has confirmed how much money will be deducted from Winter Fuel Payments for couples earning over £35,000

Economics

1 week ago Government issues new update for millions who must give Winter Fuel Payment back

Pensioners who earn over £35,000 a year will need to pay back their Winter Fuel Allowance

Politics

1 week ago Cops issue urgent appeal to trace missing man who travelled 300 miles to Arran

James Smith has been missing for over two weeks after travelling to the Isle of Arran.

Events

2 w. ago I'm caught in a tax free pension lump sum backlog: Will I get my £125,000 before the Budget?

I have a Sipp with Hargreaves Lansdown and want to take a tax-free lump sum before the Budget. I started the process on 3 November.

Economics

2 w. ago How millions of workers on minimum wage can get secret extra pay rise worth £277k – anyone above 22 can do it

MILLIONS of minimum wage workers could bag an additional secret pay rise, the Sun can reveal. With the minimum wage set to increase, workers can get extra cash from employer by boosting their retirement income. Anyone aged between 22 and state pension age, who earns more than £10,000 a year with a single company is automatically signed...

Economics

2 w. ago US and China seek to project power with huge and expensive aircraft carriers

China launches £5.4bn ship capable of carrying 60 aircraft that Beijing values as much for maintaining its global influence as for its use in warfare In port, the 80,000-tonne Fujian aircraft carrier would be impossible to miss. More than 300 metres long and capable of carrying about 60 aircraft, the £5.4bn super-vessel places China second among the world’s navies, with three aircraft carriers, though still a long way behind the global leader, the US, which has 11.Yet for all the great power projection of the new warship, nearly 5,000 miles away from its home port another conflict appears to suggest size may not matter. In the Black Sea, Ukraine achieved an extraordinary military success by inflicting a “functional defeat” on Russia’s naval fleet using swarms of skilfully targeted sea drones. Continue reading...

Transport

2 w. ago Reeves ‘targets tax raid on employee pension contributions at Budget’

Employees contributing more than £2,000 a year into work-based pensions could face additional tax, according to a report by The Times

Economics