The employer NI increase will make salary sacrifice pension schemes more attractive

Chancellor Rachel Reeves, in her Labour Party Budget, confirmed she will not extend the freeze on tax thresholds from 2028 - meaning millions will end up shelling out more.

Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will end the threshold freeze on income tax and national insurance.

Under upratings and uplifts to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits, pensioners are set to benefit.

State pensioners have been handed a handy boost to kick start the month, in the form of a Triple Lock increase as the new Labour Party government pledged it was committed to the uplift.

A historic injustice has been reversed as 112,000 former coalminers finally have £1.5 billion from their pension scheme transferred to them, boosting their pensions by 32%.

A number of freebies and discounts are available to those who receive the State Pension, with a range of benefits and support on offer to help with living costs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has chosen not to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds, which will now begin to rise again in 2028.

Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, explains the "hidden pension benefit " of the increase in the National Living Wage from £11.44 per hour to £12.21 per hour, effective April 1, 2025.

The Government has announced moves to overturn an "historic injustice" involving the pensions of former mineworkers.

Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.

The move will mean that more than 100,000 miners will receive an extra £29 a week on average

The Chancellor spoke of a 'difficult choice' she had to make

The long-rumoured increase will see businesses pay more towards their employees' pensions, increasing from 13.8% to 15%.

Stamp Duty rates will change near-immediately under Labour plans, with the Budget aiming to help first-time buyers and primary home buyers more easily navigate the market

Chancellor Rachel Reeevs delivered her first Autumn Budget today and announced that the government is committing to the state pension Triple Lock.

The Government will not extend the freeze on income tax and national insurance thresholds beyond 2027/28, the Chancellor has announced, saying it would “hurt working people” to keep thresholds frozen.

The chancellor says businesses will "contribute more" as she raises employer National Insurance to 15%.

Here are the main points from Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget:

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated the Government’s commitment to the pension triple lock

Rachel Reeves has announced changes to how much businesses could have to pay in National Insurance contributions to worker salaries

Rachel Reeves delivered her first Autumn Budget as Chancellor today and here’s how people are reacting

The huge rise means businesses are shouldering a majority of the £40bn in tax rises announed by the Chancellor.

The Chancellor has announced employers' National Insurance contributions are set to rise by 1.2% to 15% from April 2025.