Monthly Archives: January 2025
Pension Credit take up is up – thanks Rachel Reeves
What rot! If many more of the people eligible and not claiming pension credit are doing so as a result, there is a lesson here. Well done @RachelReevesMP – the money is going to those who need it! pic.twitter.com/qqOPTs1Fs1 — … Continue reading
Technology that is right for pensioners!
Good afternoon. I am listening to the last minutes of the Covenant Service broadcast from City Road and picked up by me in Shaftesbury. Many members of the congregation are able to be a part of what we see … Continue reading
A lifetime view on rewarding the Public Sector
There were two positions on public pensions and public pay. The view articulated by a Minister is that civil , healthcare, teaching and other Government paid workers should have more control of how much they get in their pay packet … Continue reading
Billy Burrows and Pension Plowman consider getting paid in retirement
Most of my friends commenting on the issue of what we do with the pension pot are from the DB occupational world – drawing or managing the pension drawdown for people who have a default way forward. Typically this involves … Continue reading
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Markets could take back your pension contributions- folks
The Financial Times is making those dependent on financial markets (DC ones) a little nervous. Most people who are in DC pensions would not use the word “investing” to describe what they are doing. If I ask people what they … Continue reading
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Thoughts on darts and maths and Littler
This blog is an explosion of happiness for Littler, a paeon of praise for darts and an attempt to get the majority of my friends and family – to see why I love the game, the man and his achievement. … Continue reading
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Social Care, Pensions and Growth
I am pleased to see the Government taking a proper view on how we support the elderly with social care. Let us not mistake the time it will take to come up with sensible changes with some view of Government … Continue reading
Why do people look forward to pensions but not annuities?
This morning is the first work morning of 2025. Good luck on your wake up! I am not quite ready for work but am easing myself back with my blog which people seem to be enjoying. Some are finding my … Continue reading
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2025 – more than the product of square 45 year olds!
What’s 45 squared? Please don’t tell me the answer’s owned by middle aged professionals who are good at maths. 45 squared is 2025, we have happily reached that age- TOGETHER! I hope that all generations of adults will cheer each … Continue reading
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Pension PlayPen pension fraud special – the full details
This excellent video is a recording of yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning where Angie Brooks told us of her 15 year struggle to bring justice to the victims of the early pension liberation frauds and subsequent frauds using fraudulent funds … Continue reading
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