6 d. ago Shield your pension, savings and property NOW from Rachel Reeves' Budget raid: Time's running out and it's going to be truly nasty, says money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE... here's what to do

The tax panic season has started in earnest. Summer is far from over, yet speculation is rife as to what damage Rachel Reeves will inflict on our finances in the autumn Budget .

Economics

9 d. ago The great retirement postcode lottery: Men in Blackpool 'will get just 6 years of state pension, 3 times less than women in Chelsea'

To find out how many years of state pension you are set for, input your date of birth, sex, and postcode into our tool, which was built using Government data.

Politics

1 week ago Can a nation in crisis rely on the baby boomer generation to step up? I think the UK is about to find out | Phillip Inman

A raid on property wealth and pensions is being signalled by the Treasury, and it has sound reasons for doing just thatDear baby boomer, the government is coming for you and your store of wealth. The property and pensions built up over the past 40 to 50 years are, for the first time, in play. The triple lock on the state pension might be guaranteed, at least for the time being, but for the wealthier boomer, it looks like their private assets are being laid out on a chopping board, ready to be carved like a Sunday roast and fed to hungry government departments starved of funds for almost two decades.These are desperate times and taxing the wealthy is a desperate measure. No government wants to do it. If you tax the rich, they might fly away in their private jets. That’s happened in Norway, one of the few European countries to retain a wealth tax. It’s true that older middle-income voters are more likely to stay put, but they also have a tendency to vote with their self-interest in mi...

Events

2 w. ago DWP confirms when new £4,300 a year financial boost Pension Credit claims will be paid

The DWP has confirmed that nearly 78% of all new Pension Credit claims are processed within the target timeframe of 50 working days

Economics

3 w. ago Thousands of people withdrawing cash urged to claim refund worth average £3,800

You may be due cash back from the taxman if you were hit with emergency tax after dipping into your pension for the first time - we explain how to fix this problem

Economics

3 w. ago DWP update over £8,300 state pension boost as all claimants will get this letter

The DWP state pension letters go out at a certain time of year

Economics