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UK pension news, in plain English, weekly
The Pensions Report is a weekly round-up of UK pensions, savings and retirement news, published every Friday.
It exists because the information is already out there and almost nobody reads it. The numbers that decide your State Pension, your ISA allowance and your workplace contributions are published across a handful of government and regulator websites, in language designed to be ignored. The Pensions Report reads them so you don't have to.
It is compiled and edited by Ed Jackson, a systems actuary with 25 years inside UK pension providers and the founder of Calculate My Pension. Every figure is sourced and linked back to the original publisher. It is general information, not financial advice.
Week to 18 September 2026
The state pension crosses the income tax threshold for the first time, inflation ticks up, and the cash ISA allowance is coming down.
Every week the news tells you what changed. The question it never answers is the one that actually matters: what age can you afford to retire?
That is what Calculate My Pension works out — it is the only UK tool I know of that gives you an affordable retirement age rather than a projected pot value. It is free to try.
The Pensions Report. Every Friday, from Calculate My Pension. General information only, not financial advice.
