Lots of readers responded to our deep dive into the future of the state pension last week - and many argued the UK doesn't have a generous state pension, despite all the talk about whether or not to scrap...
Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, said today that the welfare system was at a crossroads - and that the road she had chosen was the one of "compassion, opportunity and dignity".
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Lots of readers responded to our deep dive into the future of the state pension last week - and many argued the UK doesn't have a generous state pension, despite all the talk about whether or not to scrap...08-07-2026, 01:49 PM
Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, said today that the welfare system was at a crossroads - and that the road she had chosen was the one of "compassion, opportunity and dignity".
You may have read over the past week that the state pension age will rise to 68 seven years earlier than planned.