Round up - 10 May

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Public sector pensions: The great betrayal; UK savers face £9trn retirement shortfall, data shows; Pension savers 'should have chance to win £1m'

Public sector pensions: The great betrayal
The Guardian
To get outsourcing past the unions, Thatcher did a deal on pensions - but it is now under threat.

UK savers face £9trn retirement shortfall, data shows
The Guardian
UK savers face a retirement savings gap of £9tn due to increasing levels of debt, the cost of long-term care and insufficient pension savings.

Pension savers 'should have chance to win £1m'
The Daily Telegraph
The prospect of a lottery bonanza may prove more of a motivation to build up a nest-egg than any advertising and marketing campaign, and could even save the state money, said pensions expert Ros Altmann, director-general of Saga.

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Round up - 14 June

Northerners to be hit by rise in state retirement age; The number of older workers past retirement age doubles in 20 years; Number of working pensioners up 85%; Working in retirement? You could boost your state pension by £3,000 a year

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