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Over two million Royal London policyholders to share out £199m

This year’s profit share payout marks a 10% rise on the £181 million paid out in April 2025.

Evening Standard

Here’s why people are delaying claiming the state pension – and the risks involved

You can get almost 6% more in state pension if you hold off claiming it – but it takes a long time to earn it back

The Independent UK

The problem creating the UK’s pension gap and why the Budget could make things worse

Research shows women have 42p put towards retirement for every £1 men save

The Independent UK

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More than 150,000 UK graduates have student loan debts of £100,000-plus

‘Debt sentences’ rose by a third in six months, finds Royal London after FoI request to Student Loans Company

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of pensioners claim £10,000 each in overcharged tax

The HMRC figures reveal that about £1.4 billion has been refunded since 2015

The Independent UK

Thousands of pensioners overcharged £10,000 on pension withdrawals

A handful of people in the UK were given a refund worth more than £100,000.

The Independent UK

National Financial Awareness Day: Expert tips to take control of your money

14 August is National Financial Awareness Day - we want to get more people talking about money and improving their financial resilience!

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Royal London benefits from pay growth delivering boost to pensions

The company, which offers life insurance, pensions and retirement planning, said it would be distributing £181 million to eligible customers.

The Independent UK

Inheritance rule helping more than two million people to boost state pension

Royal London obtained figures relating to inherited state pension entitlements when someone’s spouse dies.

The Independent UK

Start saving, budget and think long term: how to build financial resilience

Put in place plans to cope with whatever life throws at you – from interest rate rises to car repairs

The Guardian - UK

$Thousands of people ‘only receiving fraction of full state pension’$

Thousands of people ‘only receiving fraction of full state pension’

Royal London analysis found 149,317 people on the new state pension were receiving less than £100 a week.

The Independent UK

Insurance boss issues warning over using pensions to drive UK growth

Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO

The Guardian - UK

'Fit and healthy' man, 84, died after surgery following wrong cancer diagnosis

Alan Soane died at Royal London hospital on June 5 last year following complications from surgery

Evening Standard

'That was it — I never saw my son again': meet the Londoners at the heart of the capital's knife crime epidemic

A new BBC documentary by Idris Elba tackles the epidemic of young people dying at the end of a blade across the UK. As part of a London Standard special investigation, Emma Loffhagen meets the people on all sides of the frontline in the capital

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The Guardian - UK

I lost a leg after being crushed by a lorry. I cried a lot – then got on with building a new life

Victoria Lebrec forgave the driver who almost killed her. Nine years on, she is happy, active, at peace with her changed body. But she is still fighting to make the roads safer

The Independent UK

23% of people ‘have accessed their savings pots to cover rising bills’

One in six people surveyed for Royal London said they intend to cover future rising bills with money from their short-term savings.

The Independent UK

The money advice we wish we’d listened to from parents and grandparents

More than a third of adults wish they had listened more about saving for the future, new research suggests.

The Independent UK

29% of women ‘say state pension will be their only income in retirement’

Women are also less likely to say they have checked their state pension age, according to Royal London.

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What does a change in inflation mean for your family?

Inflation is hitting the news again, but what does the latest change mean for your family and your money

The Independent UK

Households with childcare and pet costs squeezed by rising living costs – survey

Average bills for UK households with children and pets have jumped by nearly £500 per month, according to a survey for Royal London.

The Guardian - UK

LV= awards former boss £318,000 bonus despite widening losses

Mark Hartigan’s exit followed anger over attempt to arrange insurer’s sale to US private equity firm Bain Capital

The Guardian - UK

I have got into debt and can’t pay bills due to Royal London delays

The insurer told me it would take up to six weeks to get an annuity, but it’s been 13 and counting

Wales Online

A quarter of us are cutting back this Christmas thanks to cost of living

Rising costs are also making it harder to be sustainable

The Guardian - UK

Financial firms accused of adding to pain of vulnerable customers

People dealing with critical illness or bereavement say poor customer service at insurers and banks often puts them through a new ordeal

The Independent UK

Millions of Britons take second jobs to cope with soaring cost of living, report says

People are struggling as costs rise across all areas, including bills, fuel and food

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