Pensions
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50,000 women and 20,000 men in 50s and 60s do not have enough qualifying years of national insurance contributions
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Partial U-turn part of bid to clear decks ahead of Europe referendum poll day
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George Osborne could change the tax relief available on pensions, so they are treated similarly to Isas, in the March budget
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Controversial policy that could see people take entire pension pot tax free is said to be among those considered by chancellor
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Letters: For us computer boffins, dreaming in the late 1960s, this was a desirable aim: to automate away most tedious jobs. What we did not realise was that the financial benefits would all be scoffed up by the rich
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Saving more than three times the present average is necessary to have enough cash in retirement, review for Labour party finds
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Politics blog Pensions fairness to next generation demands that we adapt to new realities
Michael WhiteWe’re all living longer so the cost implications for pensions are alarming. We can’t keep ducking a serious conversation about it
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Why we should beware the dawn of cheap petrol
Paul StevensThe crash in crude oil prices has huge implications for geopolitics, climate change – and even our pensions -
Letters: I may not be as ‘exciting’ to the media as Helen Mirren, but I do have a vote
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Women in their 50s, who benefited little from feminism, are being told they must pay the price of equality with a rise in their retirement age
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Plus, homes that are perfect for shoppers, and buyers snap up basements that are yet to be excavated
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Letters: There should be bridging arrangements to help women who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the state pension age
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