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CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of...

Joshua Parfitt - 4 Sep, 2019 @ 15:45

THE UK government has announced it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for...

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BREAKING: Brexit Secretary writes to EU seeking mutual citizens rights deal in case of no deal

Tim McNulty - 5 Mar, 2019 @ 16:15

Britain has already guaranteed the status of EU citizens in the event of no deal, while multiple EU countries have done the same for their British residents

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British expat pensioners fear no-deal Brexit after already losing more than a fifth of their spending power

Luke Madeira - 17 Aug, 2018 @ 12:21

It comes after the Rabobank in London warned that a no-deal Brexit could end in euro-sterling parity

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Thousands of OAPs protest on the streets of Spain calling for pension security

Aleesha Hansel - 23 Feb, 2018 @ 11:28

PENSIONERS in their thousands have taken to the streets of Spain to demand decent pensions. Demonstrating across Spain to ask the government to guarantee pensions...

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Thousands protest in Malaga for fairer working conditions

Laura Duckett - 1 May, 2017 @ 15:25

'There are no excuses' was the slogan of this year's Malaga march

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Spain paying €300m a year in pensions to people who are dead

Lance Rutkin - 11 Aug, 2016 @ 09:02

The monthly payment to the dead totalled €25.3 million last year

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Richard Alexander: Road to Riches

HMRC backtrack on QROPS

Richard Alexander (Columnist) - 6 Apr, 2015 @ 15:48

Richard Alexander on ‘a la carte pensions’ and avoiding ‘financial indigestion’

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UPDATE: Possible loophole found in scrapping of Winter Fuel Allowance

Rob Horgan - 12 Jan, 2015 @ 13:58

Expats have until January 24 to overturn Winter Fuel Allowance ruling

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‘Forensic study’ claims €15 million wrongly handed to Caja Madrid top dogs

Imogen Calderwood - 31 Dec, 2014 @ 14:45

Irregular pay rises and bonuses emerge in damning new report

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Little pensions add up!

Richard Alexander (Columnist) - 29 Jul, 2014 @ 09:00

Columnist and financial expert Richard Alexander with some good press for pensions

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Understanding unfunded pensions

Richard Alexander (Columnist) - 16 Jun, 2014 @ 08:30

Columnist Richard Alexander continues to reveal the mysteries of unfunded pensions

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Pension warning for ex-pats

Claire Wilson - 23 Oct, 2013 @ 14:30

New EU law requires amended bank details for EU ex-pats

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EXCLUSIVE: Iain Duncan Smith intervenes in the case of a benefit cheat exposed by the Olive Press

Pedro Rodrigues (Reporter) - 17 Oct, 2013 @ 06:00

UK Pensions minister personally intervenes in the case of a benefit cheat exposed by the Olive Press

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HMRC closes in on Qrops abusers

Claire Wilson - 1 Sep, 2013 @ 12:00

Tightening up of procedures will put an end to abuse of the system

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Rajoy announces €8.9 billion of cuts and tax increases

Eloise Horsfield - 31 Dec, 2011 @ 08:21

Rajoy announces his first set of measures to address a predicted eight per cent budget deficit for 2011

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