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Chancellor receives ‘unwelcome’ £100mn state pension bill

The Office for National Statistics’s upward revision of earning figures will saddle Rachel Reeves with an “unwelcome” extra £100mn bill for the state pension rise next year, according to LCP partner, Steve Webb. Today (October 15), the ONS released its Labour Market Overview for October 2024, detailing the revised figures …

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Two thirds of retiring savers find targeted support appealing

Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of UK consumers approaching retirement find targeted support appealing, research from Aegon has revealed.  The research, “The Second 50: Navigating a Multi-Stage Life” report, discovered substantial demand for “targeted support” which would offer “people like you” suggestions based on limited information about the individual …

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Government finally preparing to fix lifetime allowance errors

Regulations have finally been laid before Parliament to correct errors that had been embedded into legislation when the lifetime allowance was scrapped. The lifetime allowance was abolished back in April but there were mistakes in the original legislation, which the government needed to fix before certain clients could make changes to …

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UK retail chain Wilko collapses, threatening 12,500 jobs

Hundreds of stores of the retail giant Wilko will close in the coming weeks, after talks to rescue the bankrupt company failed. Administrators at PwC confirmed on Monday that nearly 300 Wilko stores and its distribution centers will cease operations in the coming weeks. The company collapsed owing £410.9 million …

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