Pension

Did you know? Nearly half of retirees to be hit by Inheritance Tax bill. According to data analysis, approximately 46% of individuals aged 85 to 89 receive a State Pension that exceeds the £12,570 tax-free personal allowance, meaning they must pay income tax on their pension income. For retirees aged 90 and above, this figure stands at 45%. Among those under 85, around 22% are also taxed on their State Pension income — effectively subject to a so-called ‘retirement tax’.

Between the 1970s and 1980s, around 5,000 haemophiliacs and other blood disorder patients in the UK were infected with HIV or hepatitis viruses after receiving contaminated blood products from the NHS. Nearly 3,000 died as a result. Under current UK inheritance tax laws, only the first direct heir is exempt. Any subsequent inheritance of that scandal compensation is subject to up to 40% tax.

Recently, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a new statement announcing that, due to a historic state pension error, over 130,000 individuals have received a total of approximately £800 million in backdated state pension payments.

On 18 March 2025, the UK welfare system reached a turning point. Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, firmly announced in Parliament a ‘surgical’ reform of the social security system, aiming to strip £5 billion annually from public welfare spending. The sweeping reforms targets 34 different benefits, from disability allowances to chronic illness support.

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In recent years, many countries, including France, Canada and Japan have adjusted their retirement ages, moving toward delayed retirement.

We previously discussed how National Insurance credits could be purchased to supplement your State Pension. 

Did you know that the average person will switch jobs 11 times during their career, and accumulate 11 different pensions along the way?

Recently, many large companies in the UK have declared bankruptcy. It was only last year that the major UK retailer Wilko went bankrupt.

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You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t complained about how expensive it is to live in the UK, with the cost of living crisis.

Did you know that you can also accumulate NI credits to help build up the number of years so that you can receive the full State Pension?