Government launches independent review into State Pension age
Dr Suzy Morrissey has been asked by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to set out recommendations on a framework for future decisions.
66% of adults unaware of state pension deferral option – Just Group
33% of adults were not sure what would happen to their payments if they delayed, and 8% thought they would get the same or less if they put it off.
Early 50s workers face losing nearly £18,000 if state pension age rises sooner – Rathbones
If the change is brought forward so people have to wait until 68 between 2039 and 2041, workers aged 51, 52 and 53 could lose a year’s worth of state pension.
Retirees face £18,000 annual shortfall between expected income and state pension – Broadstone
The survey also found 26% of retirees aged 40 to 75 said they felt worse off in retirement than they had expected.
Millions of workers face inadequate pensions without reform – IFS
Data showed that around 20% of private sector workers, and 80% of the self-employed, were not saving into a private pension.
94% of adults see State Pension as an entitlement – Just Group
Just Group found that 58% of people aged over 66 said the State Pension was affordable for the country in the long-term.
More pensioners set to pay income tax as allowance freeze bites – HMRC
The full annual new state pension reached £11,973 in 2025/26, which pushed hundreds of thousands more pensioners into paying income tax.
Grandparents childcare credit applications surge by 43%, boosting state pensions
Nearly 43,000 applications were made for specified adult childcare credits between October 2023 and September 2024, up 43% on the previous year, Quilter has revealed.
Half of adults unaware of their State Pension amount – Standard Life
The research revealed that 31% of people nearing retirement also did not know their pension amount.
45% of adults expect to work beyond their State Pension to make up for shortfalls
Phoenix Insights research found widespread financial vulnerability, with a third (35%) of those aged 60 to 65 having no private pension savings at all.
12 million pensioners could face higher tax bills as State Pension increases, warns Royal London
The boost, driven by the ‘triple lock’ mechanism, will bring the full State Pension to £12,014 per year, edging it closer to the tax-free threshold of £12,570.
Only 15% know that pensioners get more out of a state pension than they pay in, study finds
The study by YouGov found that 43% of people believed that an average pensioner retiring today will get less from their state pension than they paid in.
