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State pension boost for some grandparents as thousands apply for credits

The credits are designed to help people below state pension age build up their state pension rights and can plug national insurance gaps.

Evening Standard · Jun 22

Thousands of grandparents get state pension boost for helping with childcare

The credits are designed to help people below state pension age build up their state pension rights

The Independent UK · Jun 22

Majority of pension credit claims processed in recent months denied, data shows

Government figures were obtained following a freedom of information request by pension provider and financial adviser Quilter.

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024

Labour pledges to retain triple lock and undertake pensions review

The triple lock ‘presents a significant fiscal challenge that no party has been willing to fully address’, a pensions expert said.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

Automatic enrolment pension thresholds will remain the same for 2023-24

People are making difficult decisions based on balancing saving for their future with meeting their day-to-day living costs, pension experts said.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Market turmoil ‘has exposed vulnerabilities in the UK’s pension sector’

Concerns had been growing that defined benefit pension funds were at risk of being ‘hammered’ by recent market moves, a finance expert said.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022