| 1 Are you looking forward to retirement? |
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New focus for the retired |
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| 2 Money and budgeting |
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6 | (18) |
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6 | (1) |
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Doing the sums - budgeting |
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Possible ways to cut spending |
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12 | (1) |
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Possible ways of boosting your retirement income |
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12 | (6) |
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Spending and saving for later |
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18 | (3) |
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Money if you are made redundant |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
| 3 Pensions |
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24 | (25) |
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24 | (5) |
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How much is the old State Pension? |
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29 | (1) |
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How much is the new State Pension? |
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30 | (2) |
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Deferring your State Pension |
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32 | (1) |
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Advice about State Pensions and benefits |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (11) |
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Information, guidance and advice about private pensions |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Lifetime Individual Savings Accounts (LISAs) |
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47 | (2) |
| 4 Tax |
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49 | (21) |
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49 | (6) |
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55 | (1) |
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Income tax on savings and investments |
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56 | (3) |
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Paying and reclaiming income tax |
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59 | (5) |
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National Insurance contributions (NICs) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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Information and advice about tax |
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68 | (1) |
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New health and social care levy |
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69 | (1) |
| 5 Investment |
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70 | (26) |
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General investment strategy |
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70 | (5) |
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75 | (5) |
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National Savings & Investments (NS&I) |
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80 | (1) |
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Bank and building society accounts |
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81 | (2) |
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Fixed-interest securities |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (3) |
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Investment-type life insurance |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (2) |
| 6 Your home |
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96 | (35) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (5) |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (3) |
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Tips for reducing your energy bills |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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Improvement, repair and adaptations |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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Raising money on your home - equity release |
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123 | (1) |
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Using your home to earn money |
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124 | (3) |
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Council tax and help with housing costs |
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127 | (4) |
| 7 Retiring abroad |
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131 | (8) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Taxation if you live abroad |
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135 | (4) |
| 8 Leisure activities |
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139 | (18) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (4) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Sciences and other related subjects |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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For people with disabilities |
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156 | (1) |
| 9 Starting your own business |
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157 | (27) |
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157 | (4) |
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161 | (8) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (8) |
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Other rules and regulations |
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179 | (3) |
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Sources of help and advice |
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182 | (2) |
| 10 Looking for paid work |
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184 | (17) |
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184 | (2) |
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Special measures to assist disabled people to work |
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186 | (1) |
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Age discrimination and equality |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (7) |
| 11 Voluntary work |
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201 | (6) |
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201 | (2) |
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Choosing the right voluntary work |
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203 | (4) |
| 12 Health |
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207 | (19) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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Keeping healthy in the heat |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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Aches, pains and other abnormalities |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
| 13 Holidays |
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226 | (10) |
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226 | (3) |
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229 | (4) |
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Health tips for travellers |
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233 | (1) |
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Visas, passports and other requirements |
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234 | (2) |
| 14 Caring for elderly parents |
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236 | (20) |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (1) |
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Main local authority services |
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239 | (2) |
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Key voluntary organizations |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Flexible care arrangements |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Practical help for carers |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (4) |
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251 | (4) |
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255 | (1) |
| 15 No one is immortal |
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256 | (19) |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (6) |
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Provision for dependent adult children |
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266 | (1) |
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Money and other worries - and how to minimize them |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (3) |
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271 | (3) |
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Organizations that can help |
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274 | (1) |
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