State pensions with built in, annual COLA compunding increases for life are one of the scenarios that might beat a DIY ...

The annual rise will not kick in all at once, because the state pension is paid four weeks in arrears and on different days ...

The DWP has confirmed the new weekly payment rates for millions of people from April 7 - just days after the new tax year ...

If your late spouse built up contributions under the old state pension, you could be entitled to inherit a portion of it.

The worry is that, while more than two million people are claiming inherited Serps, others could be missing out.

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) indicate there are now 13 million people claiming the State ...

The DWP is set to issue letters to millions of people in March and it's important to check the information enclosed ...

There is a gap between the old and the new state pension because retirees on the former were entitled to an additional “state earnings-related pension scheme” known as Serps. You might be able ...

The Social Security Uprating Order determines the increases for the State Pension, Additional State Pensions (such as SERPS), ...

Nevertheless, some State Pension recipients who receive payments weekly or fortnightly will experience the uplift sooner.

New data has shown that more than half a million Brits are getting more than £400 a month in inherited State Pension ...