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State pension age & women

Category 21/06/2011 by Martin Bamford

The Pensions Bill was debated in Parliament yesterday, with the coalition government pressing ahead with their plans to raise the state pension age for men and women.

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Proposals for a new state pension

Category 05/04/2011 by Martin Bamford

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a green paper considering options for the reform of the state pension.

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State Pension Shake-up

Category 25/10/2010 by Martin Bamford

The Government looks set to implement a radical shake-up of the state pension system, with the abolition of means testing and the introduction of a universal state pension of £140 a week.

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The Spending Review and Your Money

Category 22/10/2010 by Martin Bamford

This week saw Chancellor George Osborne deliver his Spending Review with news of around 480,000 public sector job cuts over the next four years.

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Sensible State Pension suggestions

Category 09/08/2010 by Martin Bamford

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has endorsed a call to increase the State Pension Age to 66 from 2016, whilst at the same time recommending that any future increases should be linked to the life expectancy of those on lower incomes.

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Should I top up my National Insurance contributions?

Category 02/02/2010 by Nick Bamford

We are often asked by clients if they should ‘top-up’ their National Insurance contributions in order to get a better State pension when they retire.

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