Deferring your state pension
You do not have to take your state pension at state pension age.
State Pension
Minding the gap: NICs top-up deadline extended
The rush to meet the voluntary national insurance contributions (NICs) top-up deadline of 5 April has forced HMRC to grant an extension to 31 July.
Value for money: State pension vs. NICs
Recent research has compared the value of personal national insurance contributions (NICs) with the value of state pension received. The results may surprise you.
Into the ice age: the diminishing personal allowance
The frozen personal allowance may be overtaken by the new state pension in only a few years, proving the income tax screw is well and truly tightening.
Over-65s set new employment record
Latest data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that more people than ever are working beyond the age of 65. Will your retirement income be enough, or will you be working after age 65?
Catching up on your state pension
The deadline to boost to your state pension ends on 5 April 2023. If you think you could benefit, the time to act is now.
Pension age steps closer to 57
The government has published draft legislation to raise the minimum age for drawing pension benefits from 55 to 57.
The Triple Lock trip up (take two)
State pension increases and the Triple Lock are back in the spotlight.
April is the month of benefit increases
State pensions and the National Living Wage both increased in April.
The triple lock marches on…
The triple lock means state pension payments rise 2.5% for most amid strengthening calls to remove this guaranteed increase.