250,000 older pensioners face being stuck in poverty over a Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) retirement age change. An ...

In most European countries, the average income of people over 65 is lower than that of the total population, according to the OECD. In several cases, elderly incomes fall below 80% of the national ...

Ministers should ensure a retired people have a minimum level of income to prevent a surge in pensioner poverty, MPs have warned. Age UK has found that two million pensioners are already in poverty, ...

Five famed Scottish actors have called for government help to tackle pensioner poverty. Taggart star Alex Norton, 75, has been joined by James Cosmo, 77 – known for his roles in Braveheart and Game Of ...

Today’s workers are at a greater risk of poverty in old age than their parents, experts warned, as the UK looks to revive a government body to tackle the crisis. People looking to retire in 2050 are ...

The government launched a new Pensions Commission this July, to “finish the job” started by the 2002-06 commission led by Lord Adair Turner. Commissioners can start by taking a fresh look at ...