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New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show there are now 13 million people of State Pension age across the UK, with the official age of retirement currently set at 66

The State Pension is set to rise by 4.1% from April 6, in line with average wage growth, and it's good news for those who receive the benefit

Low-paid workers are set to be paid £70 free from HMRC as part of a correction exercise. The payments were due to arrive this year but have been pushed back to 2026.

The other issue the government needs to consider is how the triple lock, combined with frozen income tax thresholds, is causing “fiscal drag,” where rising state pensions push more pensioners into paying income tax, effectively increasing their tax burden in a so-called “stealth tax”.

Martin Lewis is issuing an urgent scam warning about fake compensation websites which may encourage people to hand over their personal information.