‘How do I turn my £312k Isa into £50k a year retirement income?’
Now turning to the Isa portfolio, it seems that most of the investments are in shares, infrastructure and commodities. While...
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Millions of pensioners could face bank account inspections
Sir Stephen Timms, chair of the work and pensions committee, warned that ministers had failed to make a convincing case...
‘I went back to work into my 80s because my frozen pension became worthless’
Lord Davies of Brixton, a member of an All Party Parliamentary Group lobbying for change said: “It’s clearly an injustice...
‘My once-generous pension is now earning a pittance – is this legal?’
Write to Pensions Doctor with your pension problem: [email protected]. Columns are published weeklyDear Becky,I am currently in receipt of the...
When to start taking your pension seriously – or risk a poor retirement
To achieve this level, a couple who shared costs and each received the full new state pension would need to...
Why should pensioners suffer while striking civil servants get bonuses?
SIR – Tweaking the triple lock would mean that pensioners miss out on up to £74 a year (report, September...
‘The transition to net zero has turned into a quasi-religious debate’
King believes that political posturing is part of the problem. Never one to shy away from a sporting analogy, he...
Jeremy Hunt’s pension lump sum ‘stealth tax’ to cost savers £28,000
Jeremy Hunt’s tax-free lump sum freeze will cost wealthy pensioners £28,000 over 10 years, analysis shows.Inflation will erode the real...
Middle-aged British National Overseas (BNO) migrants from Hong Kong face ‘pensions crisis’ in UK
Middle-aged Hongkongers who fled the territory to live in the UK risk being left without a pension unless visa rules...
they won’t get a state pension
When Mr Asquith designed the old age pension, which began on 1 January 1909, it was five shillings a week...
