Pensioners will have to wait an extra nine months to qualify for Winter Fuel Payments. Around 11.9 million people were eligible for payments of between £100 and £300 to help with heating costs in 2017/18. But the qualifying age for winter 2018/19 has been changed in line with the rising State Pension...

Pensioners sold wrong annuities to get thousands in redress

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 25th February 2017 08:09
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HMRC's taxing you on interest you've not been paid!

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 8th June 2016 17:25
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Probe into UK occupational pension schemes

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 5th June 2016 06:51
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Work until 70 to claim your state pension: Ex-FCA chairman Lord Turner Says;

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 26th May 2016 15:45
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Elderly hit by energy bill overpayment 'trap'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 26th October 2015 09:19
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Pensioners warned over airport car park investment 'scam'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 24th October 2015 06:53
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Pensioners found on 'suckers list'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th July 2015 15:35.

*Nearly 200,000 people - with an average age of 74 - have been seen on so-called "suckers lists" circulated by fraudsters. * The potential victims...
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not sure this forum deals with this,but i have a friend who needs help and so thought i'd ask...maybe someone could point me elsewhere if not ?

Pension changes must not be rushed, insurers say

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th June 2015 12:12.

*Plans to allow pensioners to sell their annuities for cash must not be rushed through, insurers have urged.* The government wants to extend the...
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Winter fuel payments: 'Force pensioners to apply'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 4th February 2015 10:10.

*By forcing pensioners to apply for their £200-£300 winter fuel cash the Government could save hundreds of millions of pounds, according to the......

State pension: 'Only 45%' to get full new payout

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th January 2015 15:26.

*Only 45% of new pensioners will be entitled to the full, new, flat-rate state pension in the first five years of the system, government figures...
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Were you mis-sold a rotten pension deal? Aviva admits selling sick pensioners the wrong annuity

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th November 2014 13:22.

*experts fear it's the tip of an iceberg* Britain’s biggest insurer has launched an in-depth review after...

Pensioners bamboozled into taking rotten deals

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th November 2014 09:49.

*as they are sent long wake-up packs filled with jargon and small print* * *Some workers risk being locked into deals by doing nothing with...
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Thousands more pensioners to get help with energy bills

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd October 2014 13:56.

*An extra 200,000 pensioners will get help with their energy bills this winter, the government has announced.* The Warm Home Discount Scheme......