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The new state pension will be boosted to £241.30 a week

A new online petition is calling for the UK Government to ‘abolish’ the Basic State Pension and move everyone to the New State Pension.

The dad-of-two said looking after his two adult children, who have severe autism and Down syndrome, would cost the state £300,000 a year if he couldn't do so.

The State Pension is set to rise by 4.8 per cent in April 2023, but nearly half a million people will not receive the increase, despite having made the necessary National Insurance Contributions

State pensioners who receive the full 21,826 per year are close to being taxed on their pension as HMRC is poised to send out letters, with one expert warning "significant financial implications"

Dozens of MPs have urged DWP ministers to meet with WASPI campaigners ahead of a legal challenge.

Everything you need to know if you are one of the 100,000 people choosing between My Future Fund and your employer’s scheme

State pensioners have been warned the Triple Lock mechanism could be ditched by the Labour Party government.

It comes as the state pension is predicted to rise by more than £500.

State pension payments increase each April thanks to the triple lock

Nearly nine million pensioners are expected to pay tax in retirement after the Government confirmed that the Personal Allowance will remain frozen.

Universal Credit is set for a bumper 6.2% increase in 2026, which is larger than the state pension increase.

Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb warns that deleting old State Pension records could make it "virtually impossible" for pensioners or their surviving relatives to get what they're owed

Labour Party is currently reviewing how future increases to the Department for Work and Pensions, or DWP, state pension age will be determined.

The new state pension is worth £230.25 a week, or £11,973 a year - worryingly, this is barely £597 away from breaching the HMRC Tax Free Personal Allowance

The DWP is promising to help out state pensioners hit by the state pension age change next year, who face longer in employment.

Increases to the State Pension could see some pensioners soon having to pay tax.

People will need to work longer as the State Pension age will increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

State pensioners, born before 1959, are at risk from the Triple Lock being changed due to the ballooning welfare and pensions bill.

The Frozen Pensions policy denies approximately 453,000 UK State Pensioners their full pension.