state pension

State pension forecasts sent out to people approaching retirement are so complicated even financial advisers do not understand them, pensions minister Steve Webb says.

Pensioners have been unfairly insulated from government spending cuts and £16bn could be saved if their benefits are reduced, a think- tank says.

The government has claimed people on an average income reaching the state retirement age this year will gain £10,000 through their state pensions as a result of recent changes.

Now just hold on a minute, has the coalition actually done rather a good job with pension reform so far?

The default retirement age (DRA) must be abolished without delay to avoid a negative impact on the economy as a whole, according to Ros Altmann, director general of Saga.

Over 90% of advisers say a lack of information from the government prevents them fully understanding the relationship between state benefits and equity release, Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) says.

The controversial bill to raise the French state pension age from 60 to 62 will face a vote in the lower house of parliament today following approval in the senate yesterday.

The State pension age will reach 66 by 2020, Chancellor George Osborne said today.

Enabling people to work one more year after the state pension age could result in a GDP increase of 1% or £13bn, says L&G's Adrian Boulding

A woman who had a sex-change operation 10 years ago has won her battle to receive a pension from the age of 60.