State Pensions

If you run a small business or employ a nanny or carer, you may need to start paying into a pension for them as part of the Government's next phase of auto-enrolment.

Everyone aged 55 and over will now be entitled to a free state pension statement the Government has announced today, but it's not automatic so you'll need to request a copy.

Less than half of those reaching state pension age between 2016 and 2020 will be entitled to a full new state pension, it has been revealed.

If you delay claiming your state pension, you'll gain less if you do it after April 2016 under new proposals announced by the Government.

Pensioners will be able to buy top-ups of as much as £25 in extra state pension per week from autumn next year under Government plans.

If you're aged over 74, you could be entitled to backdated cash from the Government to help cover the cost of energy bills. But you need to be quick, as you'll need to post your claim form by Saturday at the very latest.

Millions of people could have to wait longer to collect their state pension, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Autumn Statement today.