Could you be owed money from a lost pension, forgotten account or unclaimed benefits?

Chris Choi's new programme looks into how billions of pounds are going unclaimed in lost or dormant personal accounts.

Tara has tracked down over £100,000 in lost workplace pensions.

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Look how UK govt spending and revenues have grown over last 25 years, catching up with other countries.

More catch up on spending than on revenues (despite big increase in latter since 2019).

UK debt moved from well below G7 average to above, and to well above broader average.

There was always an argument for increasing working-age benefits following state pension age rises from 60. I expect there would have been more support for this than, say, campaigns demanding compensation for all women born in the 1950s.

How has it been a year already since my wonderful dad died. Feels like yesterday sometimes
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‘Rightfully ours’

Perhaps it doesn’t matter how generous the Conservatives triple lock increases to state pension have been, you’ll always have people thinking like this

America built some of the world's greatest architecture... and then demolished it.

A thread of wonders that were lost (and why)... 🧵

1. Cincinnati Library: replaced by a parking garage

Halfway to the total! BIG thanks to all who have contributed. Now, what about the rest of you? justgiving.com/team/Francesan…

We're doing this walk in memory of my Mum, who died of dementia in 2017, and to honour her work for elderly people. Her story is here: coppolacomment.substack.com/p/in-memory-of…

📢 PLEASE RT 'Get on top of your state pension entitlement'. This is a great explainer from Robert Cochran incl. details on how to check your state pension age and how to maximise the SP you're forecast to receive. (Some people might need more than 35 years for the max. SP).

Finally, an accurate comment. The PHSO admitted not all WASPI women were unaware of state pension age changes, & not all suffered hardship but it would be impossible to assess individual cases, hence a flat-rate payment for all (which none should get imo).

Can't disagree with this. Pensioners, as a group, are more likely to use the NHS and 20% of national insurance is allocated to the NHS. It makes sense for pensioners to at least pay *something* after state pension age, instead of benefiting from a hefty tax cut of paying 0% NI.

Explaining how the state pension actually works to the general public?

Elm Nic Millar Dr Eric Farmer Joanne Brooks The current generation is much smaller than the previous one; while the triple lock means higher pensions than ever before. You're making younger generations pay more than you ever did, so that you can get more than older generations ever did. Seems a bit entitled.

'Less than half of UK adults know fundamental information about the state pension.' The survey was based on a relatively small sample population but 'less than half' seems overly generous to me, going off the many, many comments I've read on Twitter.

Updated State Pension film for 24/25 - included some feedback I got from Nic Millar #StatePension experts for last year's film.

Definitely still a lot of people struggling with State Pension Basics

What is the State Pension? youtu.be/AqzB-EHYgig?si… via YouTube

One for the pensioners on here who don't see why the 'we paid for previous generations' argument doesn't hold any weight. *You* paid less to fewer pensioners. I'm glad you're living longer but please appreciate the difference in ££ and younger people's higher state pension ages.

The low level of education about the state pension is a widespread problem. Search for 'state pension' on here and you'll see how many people don't understand they haven't paid for their state pension, why it's a good thing that it's a benefit and why NI Credits are important.

People reacting to my (very) frequent posts about the state pension.