Cost of Pension wise creeps up amid December lull
Transaction cost up 4%
The government's advice service Pension wise is becoming more expensive to provide to consumers, as the number of people using it dips, latest official data has shown.
The cost of handling consumer queries through Pension wise was up 4% in the last month as the number of total sessions fell. Pension wise completed 3,205 sessions, both telephone-based and face to face...
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