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Independent Commissioner needed to look after rights of older people – study

Older people need more help to safeguard their rights amid a huge increase in pensioner poverty, according to a new report. A survey suggested most people believed the needs of older men and women were being overlooked across society. More than two ...

17 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Applications for new adult disability payment open in pilot areas

The new disability payment for adults has opened for applications from people living in three pilot areas. The Adult Disability Payment will be administered through Social Security Scotland and will replace the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), ...

21 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Personal Finance

More than half of single mothers ‘locked out of automatic pensions enrolment’

More than half of single mothers do not automatically qualify to be enrolled in a workplace pension, a study has found. Some 58% of single mothers are ineligible to be automatically placed into a workplace pension, up from 45% in 2020, according ...

21 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Financial services ombudsman received 103 complaints from Donegal last year

The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman received 103 complaints from Donegal in 2021. Some 4,123 complaints were received from Ireland throughout the year, ombudsman’s overview of complaints for 2021 shows. A total of 4,658 complaints ...

28 Mar 2022 at 18:33

Number of people in poverty fell during first year of pandemic

The number of people in the UK living in poverty fell during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, figures show, but experts warn that the axing of Government support and rising inflation are pushing many back over the brink. A total ...

31 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Personal Finance

Two-thirds of those starting retirement in 2022 ‘plan to continue working’

Two-thirds (66%) of people starting their retirement this year do not expect to give up work completely as living costs surge, according to a survey. This compares with just over half (56%) of those who retired last year and a third (34%) ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Workers in Carlow to be automatically enrolled in pension scheme following Govt decision

Around 750,000 employees from Carlow and across Ireland, aged between 23 and 60, will be automatically enrolled into a national retirement fund after the Government cabinet signed off on the pension plan. The auto-enrolment pensions plan ...

29 Mar 2022 at 22:33

Local News

Workers in Waterford to be automatically enrolled in pension scheme following Govt decision

Around 750,000 employees from Waterford and across Ireland, aged between 23 and 60, will be automatically enrolled into a national retirement fund after the Government cabinet signed off on the pension plan. The auto-enrolment pensions ...

29 Mar 2022 at 21:33

Business

Thousands of workers to be automatically enrolled in pension scheme

Around 750,000 employees, aged between 23 and 60, will be automatically enrolled into a national retirement fund after the Government cabinet signed off on the pension plan. The auto-enrolment pensions plan will see those who earn ...

30 Mar 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

Children ‘in poverty’ due to child maintenance failures, charity says

Children are being “left to languish in poverty” due to failures from the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), a charity claims. One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) has called for a root and branch review of the CMS to ensure ...

26 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Personal Finance

One in six divorcees ‘did not realise pension could be affected by splitting’

One in six (15%) divorced people say they did not realise their pension could be affected by splitting up, a survey has found. More than a third (34%) said they made no claim on their former partner’s pension, according ...

02 May 2022 at 01:25

Personal Finance

People ‘more likely to scrutinise current account charges than pension costs’

People are more likely to pay close attention to their current account or mortgage costs than the charges they pay for their pension, a survey has found. Less than half (48%) of those with a pension said they “care” ...

13 May 2022 at 11:25

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