State pension

British companies face a cost of £10bn over the next ten years as a result of the decision to end contracting out, according to research.

Almost half of people are unaware how changes to the state pension will affect them with just over 500 days to go until historic reforms are introduced, research suggests.

The government has launched an online hub on YouTube in a bid to aid consumers' understanding of pensions.

Nigel Ferrier says unprecedented changes in pensions will create losers as well as winners

The government should consider scrapping the state pension to avoid national debt reaching unmanageable levels, argues a think tank.

The state pension will be an adequate safety net if people make bad decisions when pension freedoms come in from April 2015 according to Prime Minister David Cameron.

Malcolm McLean asks if the latest changes are in step with other reforms

By combining Budget reforms with existing rules which reward savers who delay taking their State pension, eligible women can boost their payout by up to tens of thousands of pounds over a lifetime.

The government has slashed the incremental increase to the state pension offered to workers who delay their retirement.

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will commit to making the state pension triple lock law, boosting the benefit by at least £790 a year by 2020, says pensions minister Steve Webb.