2.3m give up work to be carers

Mar 07, 2013

More than two million people in the UK have given up work to care for disabled, sick or elderly relatives and loved ones, according to a survey.

The most expensive place to be a pensioner

Mar 06, 2013

Maintaining even a basic standard of living now costs pensioners in the UK more than £10,000 a year, according to new research from Key Retirement Solutions

Last-time buyers: top tips for the over-50s buying their final home

Mar 04, 2013

Just because you have bought and sold properties before doesn’t mean you can’t make mistakes. And you need to get that all-important last home right.

Grandparents helping with handouts

Mar 04, 2013

One in six generous grandparents is helping their squeezed grandchildren jump financial hurdles with cash handouts, research suggests.

Early winter fuel payments on the way?

Feb 28, 2013

Elderly county dwellers could be advanced their winter fuel allowance payment early - before winter off-grid fuel prices are jacked up

Details of Pope's retirement emerge: how does it compare?

Feb 27, 2013

The Vatican has revealed details of how the Pope will retire. So what does he get to keep, what will he give up, and how does it compare to the retirement you have planned?

RAF hero forced to sell medals to pay for care

Feb 26, 2013

An RAF hero is selling his medals to pay for care in his old age. Is this a 'kick in the teeth' after all he did, or just reality for thousands of older people?

The hidden costs of retirement housing

Feb 22, 2013

The hidden costs of retirement housing and steps the OFT has taken to clean up the problem

Pensioners fail to claim £655 a year

Feb 21, 2013

Pensioners are failing to claim hundreds, if not thousands of pounds in benefits, but why?

Many face retirement savings gap

Feb 20, 2013

UK workers are the worst-prepared for their retirement in a global study and typically face 12 years of having to make "significant cuts" to their living standards

Benefits shake-up 'will aid savers'

Feb 14, 2013

Working benefits claimants will have more cash in their pockets if they save towards their retirement after a reform of the welfare system, it has been claimed

One in four are reluctant retirees

Feb 13, 2013

One quarter of people who are planning to retire this year do not feel ready to give up work, research suggests.

Ministers to reveal care bills cap

Feb 11, 2013

The coalition is to announce that elderly care bills are to be capped by the state in a £1 billion move expected to be funded by dragging more people into inheritance tax

Pensioners' benefits may face cuts

Feb 01, 2013

New doubts have been raised about the future of pensioners' benefits, after Downing Street made clear that the Prime Minister's pledge to protect them applies only until the 2015 general election

'Property as a pension' backfires for thousands

Jan 23, 2013

New research shows billions wiped off the value of pensioners' properties. It shows the massive risks we take when we consider our property as our pension. But what's the solution?