State Pension to increase by £460 a year, but most pensioners will still be worse off

With most pensioners paying tax, and more than half next year’s rise simply keeping pace with inflation, most pensioners will still be worse off overall in real terms if they lose the winter fuel payment. Last week’s labour market data shows that average earnings in the three months to July 2024 rose by 4.0% – likely the figure used to …

Retirement ProfessionalsState Pension to increase by £460 a year, but most pensioners will still be worse off

Up to 1.6 million more pensioners to pay income tax by 2028

Frozen income tax thresholds will see up to 1.6m more pensioners breaching the £12,570 personal tax threshold by 2028, research suggests. As many as 1.6 million more pensioners will be paying income tax within the next four years due to frozen tax thresholds and the rising value of the state pension, according to the Telegraph. Analysis for the House of …

Retirement Professionals Up to 1.6 million more pensioners to pay income tax by 2028