The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has refused to be drawn on whether the state pension will be uprated in line with the triple-lock.

The cost-of-living crisis is nudging more younger people to take advice from professionally-qualified Financial Planners.

Glasgow-based pensions firm @SIPP is boosting the pay of its non-managerial staff by £350 per month to help them cope with the cost of living crisis. 

The Bank of England today pushed up its base rate by 50 basis points from 1.75% to 2.25% as it intensifies its drive to curb inflation which is nearly 10%.