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Paul Nowak welcomes government’s ‘crucial first step’ on pay, but says more needs to be done after 14 years of wage decline

Good riddance to Hunt’s muddled and pointless creation – prodding pension funds may do more to wake up the UK stock market

Figures reportedly seen by BBC show men born after 1951 and women after 1953 will get £12,000 in 2025 and 2026

The new government deserves more cheerleaders for policies such as investing in green energy and supporting workers, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

According to the reports, pension payments could rise by more than £400 a year from April

Plan to means-test benefit for pensioners criticised by opposition parties and some Labour backbenchers

THE​ Labour government has done “nothing more, and nothing less” than cut pensions, a social policy expert has said ...

Mention the £22bn hole in the public finances and the chancellor’s eyes light up. This is her time. Her chance to shine

Liz Truss or George Osborne? For Rachel Reeves, neither is exactly her political lodestar. From a Labour perspective, the former moved far too fast with her 'mini-Budget' and in doing so sparked a run on gilts. In contrast, the latter slowly strangled the UK economy with cuts to capital spending…