I'm looking into this at the moment re. my mum who spent her final years in a care home with Altzheimer's. Although Mum passed away several years ago, people can still re-claim....

Around £500 a month from her own money from 2004 (the date from when you can do it apparently.....) until...

Astronomical fees on terrible pensions that can leave savers £130,000 worse off

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd May 2012 11:12.

Astronomical charges on Britain’s worst pensions are leaving savers hundreds of thousands of pounds worse off in retirement,...

Will you be stuck with the second class state pension in retirement?

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 16th May 2012 13:02.

*The Government is to unveil a blueprint for a new £155-a-week state pension. The plans, confirmed in the Queen’s Speech last week and...

Employers can force retirement, court ruling suggests

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th April 2012 10:49.

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court has signalled that employers may have some power to ensure workers retire at 65. The court unanimously......

Pension pots not safe in Bankruptcies...

Pension pots not safe in bankruptcies

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 4th April 2012 18:51.

A High Court ruling means untouched pension pots of undischarged bankrupts could now be used to pay of creditors. The ruling handed down today (April...

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Having just gone past the big 4 0 I was giving some thoughts about my future....especially the uncertainties that I face today going through a divorce and dealing with many other matters on top.

The future on welfare benefits is also changing every day...and every new party that comes to...

This is a good case which I have admittedly not read in full yet but involves undue influence and misrepresentation...something which I am using in my defence against Blemain......so just posted up for information


The recent case of The Trustees of Beardsley Theobalds Retirement...

Half a million savers' retirement plans shattered as payouts from 'crippled' with-profits pensions p

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 2nd March 2012 06:33.

Hundreds of thousands of savers have had their retirement hopes dashed by the banking crisis and a crash...

'We're not better off': OAP anger over Bank's claims that economic policy has helped them

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd February 2012 09:55.

Pensioners have been angered by Bank of England claims that economic policy has helped to prop up retirement incomes....

Pensions industry admits high charges and murky annuities cut 25% off old age incomes

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 10th February 2012 18:45.

Stinging charges and a murky retirement industry are scratching up to 25 per cent off the value of old age incomes,...

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What signs should I look for?

Dementia is not a single illness but a group of symptoms caused by damage to the brain. The symptoms include:

• memory loss, such as remembering

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Compulsory retirement age at 65 fully abolished

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st October 2011 08:11.

The default retirement age in the UK has been fully abolished after being phased out from April this year. New legislation stops employers from...
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Pensions and Isas hit by market turmoil

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd September 2011 17:29.

*Pensions and Isas hit by market turmoil* The pension income bought from retirement savings has fallen by 14% compared with the start of the...

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Last month I let the Child Benefit know that my son is registered with Careers Wales and set up to do approved non paid training through them. This should therefore continue to be paid.

As we all know once they reach 16, it ends by 31 August.
So the last payment received was on the...