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Pensioners need extra £64,000 to make up for frozen tax thresholds

That’s how much more it costs to buy an annuity paying the same income after tax and inflation as five years ago


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Triple lock helps pensioner poverty plummet



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‘I feel humiliated’: seven tales of public sector pension betrayal

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Pedestrians walk past the entrance to the HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) offices in London.
Pensions experts criticise ‘two-tier’ inheritance tax changes

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Collage of a distressed senior woman and a man in glasses.
‘I feel humiliated’: seven tales of public sector pension betrayal


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Jessica CookTake control of your pensions while it’s still you managing them


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Aug 21, 2026
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You’ve saved enough to retire early. Now, you may not be allowed to

The money in your private pension pot is yours, not the state’s. It’s time politicians stopped treating it as a policymakers’ playground

The Sunday Times

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