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  1. A guide to income tax for pensioners

    Even if you are receiving your pension, you will have to pay tax on your income if it is over a certain amount. Not all income is taxable, and you may be able to claim allowances or reliefs to reduce the ... pay tax on: earnings from employment or self-employment pensions, including State Pension , and annuities (except pensions under the War Pensions Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme) interest from

  2. What pension options do I have?

    Find out about your options for your pension pot when you retire.

  3. State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2024

    under-prepared for population ageing. This article is more than a year old. Read about our latest State of Health and Care report. Age UK publishes a yearly report which analyses the health and care needs

  4. The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025

    changed in the past 10 years. This year marks the 10th anniversary of our first annual report about the state of health and care of older people in England. In 2015, we set out to examine how well the health ... perhaps worst of all, we are living fewer years in good health. Here are our 5 key takeaways about the state of health and care of older people in England in 2025: 1. Healthy life expectancy at age 50 and at

  5. Our 'State of Older People’s Health and Care' report demands swift action

    Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Age UK, discusses the need for a fresh approach to supporting older people.

  6. Can combining Pension Credit and Housing Benefit help tackle pensioner poverty?

    Mawhinney, Age UK's Poverty, Income and Work Policy Manager, discusses the possible impact of combining Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.

  7. Getting lower earners a fair deal in pension saving

    More than 1 million low-paid pension savers aren't getting the Government contribution to their savings. Age UK wants this to change.

  8. Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator

    Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator

  9. Pension Credit take-up – a problem that hasn’t gone away

    million pensioners live in poverty, almost £3 billion of benefits aimed at older people on low incomes goes unclaimed in a single year. The latest annual Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) & ... ‘take-up’ figures show that over a million pensioner households are missing out on Pension Credit – around 2 in 5 (39%) of those who are entitled to receive it. The figures also show that

  10. Why the Government is wrong to change the pension credit rules

    Blog written by Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, on the changes to the pension credit rules.

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