Retirement

UK State Pension

UK state pensions are paid out to all UK citizens when they reach the state retirement age, providing they have paid their National Insurance (NI) contributions.

Wealthy Brits shun retirement

A survey conducted by Barclays Wealth has discovered that well-off Britons are more inclined to work beyond their retirement age than any of the other nations quizzed...

QROPS Alternatives - SIPPs and QNUPS

A Self-invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is a government approved personal pension plan that is distinctly different from a private pension, but how do they compare to a QROPS?

Five top retirement hotspots

The international magazine AARP has claimed that Le Marche in Italy, the Panama area of Boquete, Portuguese city Cascais, Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and France’s Languedoc-Roussillon are the best places for those seeking an expatriate retirement...

UK Government encourages Brits to work on after 65

In another move to keep tax revenue pouring in, the UK government has announced that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is to be scrapped in the year 2011. Businesses will no longer be able to ‘retire’ workers once they reach 65...

Retire early

One of the biggest talking points to come out of the Coalition Government’s finance re-jig is the subject of pensions. The news that pension ages are to rise sooner, for both men and women, has been met with much disapproval...

QNUPS Pensions & QNUPS Guide

QNUPS allows British Expatriates to save money on taxes in their country of residence, on UK inheritance tax, along with a number of other benefits...

OAPs miss out on pension pay day

According to the Pensions Income Choice Association a large amount of retirees are not aware of the income options...

New Zealand offers new retirement visas for British expats

British expats who are interested in retiring to New Zealand will be allowed to apply for residency via a new visa which was introduced...

Elderly Brit expats given winter fuel payments regardless of income and location

Almost £15 million of UK taxpayers’ money has been handed out to elderly Brits who now live abroad...



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