Almost 42,000 people (41,938) claimed a previously deferred State Pension in 2023/24, receiving higher weekly payments for ...

To qualify for any payment, you typically need at least 10 qualifying years and 35 years to receive the full amount. Although ...

You can get almost 6% more in state pension if you hold off claiming it – but it takes a long time to earn it back ...

Just under 42,000 people who had previously delayed taking their state pension took up the benefit option in 2023/24, ...

You could boost your state pension by hundreds or thousands of pounds by deferring it if you don’t need the income right now. We look at how it works, and the pros and cons ...

Pat from Rochdale, a part-time exam invigilator, deferred it for 13 months ...

Millions of older people receiving the New or Basic State Pension will see a 4.8 per cent increase in payments from 6 April, ...

The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme for refusing to pay a deferred pension, providing a salutary lesson for employers who fail to keep ...

42,000 people claimed a previously deferred State Pension in 2023/24, according to Royal London.

Research released by the Pensions Policy Institute warns that the proliferation of small pension pots risks undermining auto-enrolment success, unless significant government intervention is undertaken ...

The State Pension increases by 1 per cent for every nine weeks someone defers, or 5.8 per cent per year. However, people who ...