Defer your state pension payments and make thousands more, experts say

People who hold off receiving their state pension when they become eligible for the cash could be thousands of pounds better off in their retirement, experts claim. The state pension this week increased to £179.60 a week or roughly £9,300 a year for those who qualify for the full rate new state pension introduced in … Read more

Durham University offers bursaries to students who defer entry

One of the UK’s top universities is offering bursaries to students who are willing to defer their entry until next year, as up to 55,000 school leavers scramble to get places at their first choice universities. Durham University, recently rated the 11th best university in the country by one guide, says it will provide students … Read more