State Pensions

An online tool which checks how much state pension you're likely to get – also known as your 'state pension forecast' – has now been used 10 million times, new figures show. Here's how to check your forecast.

More than one million women whose retirement was delayed by state pension changes have lost out on an average £32 a week, according to a new report.

Millions of people in their early-40s face having to wait an extra year to collect their state pension after the Government announced plans to bring forward a change to the retirement age.

Up to 230,000 unpaid carers are putting their state pension in jeopardy by not claiming carer's credit – a benefit that plugs gaps in your national insurance record when you're not able to work because you're caring for someone.

If you're a woman aged at least 64 or a man aged 66 or older, you should urgently investigate whether it's worth topping up your state pension – because the ability to do so closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 5 April. For some, topping up will mean increasing their pension by £10,000s over the years. MoneySavingExpert.com's founder Martin Lewis gives his three-minute briefing.

A campaign group battling controversial changes to the women's state pension age is staging a demonstration outside Parliament tomorrow in a bid to influence MPs attending the Budget.

Thousands of grandparents who have given up work to help look after their grandchildren could be missing out on a state pension boost worth £1,000s over the course of their retirement, new research has revealed. But you can act now to protect your pension.