As Trump smashes our pensions, Rachel Reeves plots to grab what’s left | Personal Finance | Finance
Trump’s chaotic trade war has wiped trillions from global pension values. UK retirement pots are heavily invested in shares and bonds and have been caught up in the carnage. Private sector workers now mostly rely on defined contribution (DC) pensions, as do personal pension savers. These aren’t backed by employers or protected by the state. What More...
State pension age to go up in 2026 for those born between these years | Personal Finance | Finance
The UK’s State Pension age is set to change from 66 to 67 next year, with the rise anticipated to be fully implemented for all men and women nationwide by 2028. This scheduled adjustment to the official More...
UK drivers face £9,000 bombshell amid surge in car prices | Personal Finance | Finance
Buying a new car in Britain has never been so expensive – with the typical price of a new petrol vehicle rising by 67% over the past decade, more than 20 times faster than inflation. The average list price More...
Massive sums spent filling potholes – how much 61 councils spend | Personal Finance | Finance
Motorists are being left to suffer on Britain’s crater-ridden roads while councils spend millions – because they can’t agree on how to fix a pothole. Shocking new research has revealed that some local authorities More...
Triple lock alert as legal loophole means it can ‘easily be abolished’ | Personal Finance | Finance
State pensioners received a 4.1% boost to their payments this month thanks to the triple lock policy, but such generous increases could soon be a thing of the past. The triple lock pledge guarantees the state More...
DWP confirms ‘monitoring’ bank accounts to stop fraud | Personal Finance | Finance
The UK Government has heralded ‘the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation’ to curb losses in the welfare system, with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) projecting that the Public Authorities More...
DWP sending letters ‘demanding £20k be repaid’ to some claimants | Personal Finance | Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is hiring extra staff to investigate 100% of alerts relating to earnings breaches of those claiming carer’s allowance . Last year, the Guardian revealed that the DWP More...
Pensions urged to track down lost savings as average of £14k up for grabs | Personal Finance | Finance
Raindrop, a pension finding platform, revealed it has recovered £500 million in savings from almost 45,000 lost pension pots for savers since its launch. Last year, Raindrop found £251 million in lost pension More...
Labour mortgage changes could trigger new market crash warns expert | Personal Finance | Finance
Britain is sleepwalking into another financial crisis, an expert is warning, as Labour’s push to relax mortgage rules threatens to unleash a new wave of reckless lending. Regulators have been called on to loosen More...
Martin Lewis shares advice as ‘panic’ grows over ‘lost’ investments | Personal Finance | Finance
Martin Lewis has issued some timely advice to investors amid growing concern over tumbling markets, reminding the public that stock market losses are only real when they’re locked in. As global markets experience More...
