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Can equity release solve pensions crisis?

A group of politicians has called on the equity release market to improve its services to help Britain's elderly beat the pension funding crisis old cartoon

Are smart pension schemes a good idea?

Our employer wants us to switch to a 'smart pension scheme'. Do you think it would be a good move? Mortar board

Savers scared pensions won't be enough

Only one in three savers believes their final pension pot will be enough to see them through retirement, new research has revealed man looking worried

Redundant, but can I get Pension Credit?

I've been made redundant at 61 and left with a paltry pension of £7,000 a year. Will my redundancy payment mean I'm ineligible for Pension Credit? woman worried about her finances

Pensioners' Sams mortgage battle falters

Hundreds of pensioners who took out controversial shared appreciation mortgages (Sams) are losing their legal battle Frank Cooksey

The five pension golden rules

Converting pension savings into an income is probably the most important financial decision you will ever make. Read our five vital tips here Richard Johnsen

Middle-class savers face annuities crisis

A vice has closed around middle-class pension savers as they struggle against a punishing annuities crisis Couple

Can 'flatmate mortgages' help first-timers?

Mortgage lenders are being urged by to take into account the income a borrower expects to generate from renting out a room Lodger cartoon

Why has my pension forecast fallen?

I am a deferred member of a final salary scheme. This year my pension forecast has fallen. Can you explain why? Crystal ball

Thousands to lose in NI pension change

As many as 110,000 women retiring this year could lose more than £20,000 of state pension simply because they were born on the wrong date Linda Holyhead and her neighbour Gil Griffiths

You can't trust this dodge on care fees

Should we set up a family trust to help our savings and property 'disappear' so they cannot be taken into account in future care bills? A retired couple reading some documents

Revealed: Elderly punished by care lottery

Figures obtained show that you have three times the chance of having care paid for by the council in some parts of the country than you do in others Elderly lady in care home