Almost 50% of adults do not know how changes to the state pension will affect them according to a poll from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Raeside Chisholm Solicitors
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has accused the Government of creating more questions than answers in the proposed overhaul of the UK pension system.
Over a quarter of care homes in the UK are still in crippling debt according to a study carried out by Company Watch, with over 5,000 homes considered to be financially distressed. The study follows on from research conducted in 2013 and shows very little improvement in the sector.
The new rules for property transactional taxes in Scotland will come into effect in April 2015 and see the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) replaced by the Land and Buildings and Transactions Tax (LBTT) rates.
An anti-cyber scamming initiative run by the police and the prosecution service is helping elderly people protect themselves from cyber-fraud. The course began this week and so far 50 people aged over 65 have taken part.