The Government has announced the upper age NHS prescription exemption will be frozen at 60 in England, sparking huge relief for vulnerable older people. This comes after consultations into a proposal to align the NHS prescription exemption in line with state pension
Nearly half (46%) of non-retired people believe they will still be working past their state pension age, according to a survey. One in 14 (7%) does not think they will ever be able to retire, the research for workplace pension provider People’s
The Government is keen to boost take up of the benefit but many pensioners believe they do not qualify because they own a property. However, a single pensioner getting by on an income of less than £201.05 a week or a couple with
Peter Ireland, 78, a retired Detective Inspector from the Metropolitan Police, fought a lengthy battle for his NHS continuing healthcare. Despite being paralysed from the chest down and only able to do very little for himself, Mr Ireland saw two applications for the
A pension fund administrator has left his workers facing redundancy – and the company he worked for on the verge of collapse – after stealing almost a quarter of a million pounds to pay off his debts. David Parker, 37, secretly made
French first lady Brigitte Macron issued a rare statement Tuesday condemning a physical attack on her great-nephew that took place on the sidelines of a demonstration against her husband’s contested pension reform. Police said eight people were arrested in the northern French
Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September. The country’s main labor unions on Tuesday called for another
A free climber known as the “French Spiderman” scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France. Alain Robert, 60,
Americans are increasingly looking for the best ways to bolster their retirement savings. Experts are sharing five ways it may be possible to retire 10 years earlier than the Full Retirement Age (FRA) which is 67 in the US. In Nerdwallet’s poll
Emmanuel Macron was filmed singing with a group of men in the street after his televised address to the nation over his controversial pension reforms. The French leader was taking a walk with his wife, Brigitte, when they were stopped by a