Tag Archives: state pension

‘Normal service will be resumed by the end of October 2021″ -DWP

Posted on September 20, 2021 by henry tapper

I hope Guy Opperman’s promise that those due their state pension , some for 6 months or more, will get their payments with more than an apology. The short term blip in service is being blamed by the Minister on … Continue reading →

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Webb and Snowden on the state pension and scamming

Posted on July 28, 2021 by henry tapper

We are hosting our first “Event” on Tues 3 August. You are invited to join our “All Stars” pension experts Steve Webb and Margaret Snowdon, for a coffee morning discussing state pensions and pension scams. Sign up to for free … Continue reading →

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Does the FCA’s consumer duty help or hinder the pensioner?

Posted on June 7, 2021 by henry tapper

  How Jane can give £10,000 to an insurer for an annuity and not benefit a penny Gareth, “the Ferret” Morgan is a fintech consumerist who stands up for those who are excluded from mainstream financial advice (and mainstream regulation).  … Continue reading →

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Why is the state pension so complicated?

Posted on April 11, 2021 by henry tapper

  Due to the wonder of BBC sounds , you can listen to Paul Lewis, Ros Altmann and Steve Webb discussing this question (minutes 2-13); it’s well worth listening to as it is full of good tips for you , … Continue reading →

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Fair shares from the state pension

Posted on April 2, 2021 by henry tapper

  In her recent article on the state pension in the FT, Sarah O’Connor reminds us “In the UK in 1917, King George V sent 24 congratulatory telegrams to citizens who had reached their 100th birthday. By the mid-1980s there … Continue reading →

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How the budget could tweak pensions.

Posted on February 25, 2021 by henry tapper

Rishi Sunak’s March 3rd benchmark will be overshadowed by the cost of building back Britain. Will pensioners be treated sympathetically and will those saving for a pension have to pay some of the price? Thanks to  Becky O’Connor, Head of … Continue reading →

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Are you or your parents missing out on pension credits?

Posted on July 17, 2020 by henry tapper

This article is important. We urge people to save for retirement but for many people retirement is already here and things are going to be tough as the economic impact of the pandemic hits us all. So it’s good to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the triple lock

Posted on June 18, 2020 by henry tapper

There’s no doubt that the unwinding of the furlough presents the Treasury with a technical problem with the triple lock. You can read the details here But that does not mean that the pensions industry can consider the state pension … Continue reading →

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Is your Mum getting her proper state pension? – Steve Webb’s making sure!

Posted on May 23, 2020 by henry tapper

Apologies to readers whose Mums are no longer around and to younger readers whose Mums are still to retire. but the majority of people who read this blog are millennials and boomers whose Mums are drawing the state pension along … Continue reading →

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Triple lock? – easy!

Posted on February 13, 2020 by henry tapper

With a deft tweet , former Pensions Minister Steve Webb wakes us up to a startling economic revelation. Doesn’t seem long since we were reading doom-laden warnings about the National Insurance Fund ‘running out of money’ in a few years. … Continue reading →

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