22 h. ago Martin Lewis ‘crashes government website’ as users rush to beat deadline for £50,000 state pension boost

There’s just a few weeks left to massively boost state pension

Events

27 h. ago Martin Lewis shares key steps to boosting your pension by up to £50,000

Martin Lewis has shared key steps you can take to top up your pension pot by as much as £50,000.

Economics

30 h. ago Martin Lewis' tip helps woman increase state pension by £2,550 a year

One woman was able to boost her state pension by more than £2,000 a year after realising she was missing a number of qualifying years on her National Insurance record

Economics

35 h. ago Five minute trick that'll buy you time to boost your state pension by £118,000

There's just one month left to make NI top-ups to increase state pension entitlement - but there's a simple trick you can use to extend the deadline.

Economics

43 h. ago State pensioners urged to claim their share of nearly £10,000 in freebies this month

Free handouts, discounts and benefits could substantially boost your income

Economics

46 h. ago New update on calls to increase personal tax allowance to £20,000 for all pensioners

More than 171,900 people have signed an online petition in support of an increase to the £12,570 tax threshold.

Economics

47 h. ago New State Pension set to exceed personal allowance before income tax freeze ends

The Personal Allowance will be frozen at £12,570 until the 2028/29 financial year.

Economics

64 h. ago Government responds as thousands call for personal tax allowance rate changes

A petition to raise the personal tax allowance to £20,000 has received a response from the Treasury as it nears 170,000 signatures

Politics

67 h. ago DWP confirms record number of older people boost annual income by over £4,000

Nearly 118,000 Pension Credit claims have been successful since the Winter Fuel Payment rule change announcement.

Economics

67 h. ago Half a million pensioners boost their State Pension by over £5,000 a year

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released updated figures on the State Pension for the financial year 2025/26, as well as other benefit payments

Economics

3 d. ago State Pension inheritance rule helps more than two million people boost payments by over £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics

5 d. ago Thousands of people could be missing out on benefits claim worth over £4,000

Thousands of pensioners on low incomes could be missing out on Pension Credit claim worth over £4,000 after record number of applications processed

Economics

6 d. ago Record number of retirees apply to claim pension credit in bid to claw back their winter fuel payments, official figures show

Some 300,000 pensioners applied for pension credit this tax year, of which 235,000 were made after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the payment would be means tested.

Politics

7 d. ago Attendance Allowance payment day could change for nearly 147,000 pensioners

Attendance Allowance claimants will start transferring in stages to a new devolved payment this week.

Economics

8 d. ago DWP slashes benefits for 602,000 people amid crackdown on appointment no

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cut the benefits of more than 600,000 people in the last year, according to data, meaning many were forced into difficulties

Politics

8 d. ago Downsizing couple who built retirement home 16inches too close to their neighbours' garden are left living off their state pensions after losing £200,000 row

A retired couple are facing an astronomical £200k legal bill after failing in three separate High Court appeals over a boundary dispute with their long-term neighbours.

Economics

1 week ago DWP data shows Brits have on average £9,000 in lost pensions

The Pensions Dashboard is a new tool that is currently being developed by the Department of Work and Pensions which will allow people to track down all of their current pension pots

Economics

1 week ago New calls to increase State Pension for half a million people not due pay rise in April

An estimated 453,000 pensioners will not receive the annual uprating in April.

Economics

1 week ago New call for all State Pension payments to be exempt from income tax threshold

The Personal Allowance will remain frozen at £12,570 until the 2028/9 financial year.

Economics

1 week ago New DWP tool will help savers recover lost pensions worth £9,000 on average

Millions of people could benefit from the new service

Economics