Former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann is leading a last-minute revolt in the House of Lords against government plans to suspend the Pensions Triple Lock for one year.

Transgender women born in October and November 1953 have been told by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) they may be eligible for the Women’s State Pension from 31 October 2018 to the date of their 65^th birthday.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported a decline in life expectancy among men for the first time since the figures began being collected in the 1980s.

A damning report from the National Audit Office out today has revealed that 134,000 state pensioners were underpaid by an average of £8,900 each - with some underpayments dating back to 1985.