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  1. The old State Pension (before 2016)

    Information about how the state pension is forecast, calculated and paid is provided by Age UK. Find out all you need to know about the basic State Pension.

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. Older people's policy is now a mess

    Caroline Abrahams, examines the consequences of the Government's decision around the Winter Fuel Payment.

  5. Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator

    Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator

  6. 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.

  7. Benefit rates 2026-27

    Age UK outlines the main changes affecting older people, including Attendance Allowance, State Pension, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.

  8. The decline of cash during the COVID-19 pandemic

    7 months.  Going cashless The UK is becoming an increasingly cashless society. Half of all payments are now made by card and in less than 10 years’ time it is predicted only 10% of transactions ... accepting card payments with many scrapping any minimum spend requirement. Those of us able to ‘go digital’ have done so, whether that's online shopping, contactless or mobile payments. Millions

  9. Birthday prize draw rules

    Entrants in the Age UK Weekly Lottery Birthday Draw must be 18 years and over. The Promoter will conduct the Age UK Weekly Lottery Birthday Draw on the last Friday of every month. The draw will be made ... Commission approved, third-party test house. The winning details will be available via the Age UK Weekly Lottery helpline from the following working day. Please telephone 0800 849 8198 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

  10. 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

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