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Boosting my UK state pension: do I pay Class 2 or Class 3?

There is a big difference in the cost of making voluntary National Insurance contributions, depending on your circumstances

Any new data centres here will need to supply electricity to other premises under revised rules

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

State Pension: What to do if you are locked out by changes in the rules

Social insurance in other countries may deliver pension to victim of government tinkering with State pension age and PRSI rules

If you worked in the UK there is an opportunity to boost your pension

Deadline looms on UK offer to buy back up to 17 years of national insurance contributions to qualify for or improve your UK state pension

Declining birth rate means there will be fewer people of working age to support the growing number of pensioners

Measures such as parental leave and childcare subsidies have done little to halt the slide, research has found

‘I bought a house with a good pal in December 2006. Our timing was not good’

Me & My Money: Paul McClatchie is founder and managing director of Engage People

What are my mortgage options when coming off a fixed rate on a loan that has just 18 months to run?

Start thinking now about what you might do with the money freed up once you have made your last repayment

Can I get a State pension if I only start work here in my late 50s?

Recent reforms make State pension drawdown more flexible but also change how it is calculated

How can you make your savings work harder?

Irish people are great at saving but not always as shrewd at maximising returns. Here’s how to improve your financial outlook in the short, medium and long term

Some firms put €500,000 per year through pension loophole

Revenue investigation shows use of now closed PRSA loophole

Ireland’s ageing population to put major strain on public finances in coming decades

Pensions, healthcare and long-term care costs expected to rise sharply, says Department of Finance report

Pension bill is finally catching up with some bosses

One in six workers does not have access to a pension in their workplace according to new data from the CSO

One in four PAYE workers are overpaying tax. Can you claim money you’re owed?

Revenue figures show roughly one in four PAYE worker is overpaying tax, mostly by failing to claim reliefs to which they are entitled

Fewer than three in 10 subject to auto-enrolment pension scheme are aware of it - CSO

Over half of workers who are not signed up to a pension scheme at work said employer does not offer one

Selling new workplace pension is getting harder all the time

Department of Social Protection now looking at flat-fee structure to run scheme that disadvantages poorest paid

Department feared failure to boost pension tax relief would lead to exodus of senior gardaí and judges

Officials warned of ‘real prospect’ that only external candidates would seek top-level Garda roles

Government warned pension tax regime would hit staff further down seniority ranks

Controversy over tax bills on retirement shone light on value of pensions for senior figures in public service in comparison with private sector, where average pension pot is just over €80,565

Looming launch of auto-enrolment pensions means no honeymoon for incoming minister

Companies have just nine months to prepare for mandatory workplace pension contributions from around 800,000 workers

How do I work out what my State pension will be worth?

The rules on how the Department of Social Protection calculates your pension are changing, so what does that mean for you?

OECD warns against too conservative pension investment strategies

Report says investing in equities improves returns even after retirement but it does come with greater risk

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