Voters are willing to pay more in tax to fund direct support for low-income households facing soaring energy bills, new polling reveals today.

• More than two thirds of UK 50–64-year-olds don’t know how much they'll need for retirement
• Only a fifth of 50–64-year-olds have spoken to a financial adviser about their pension
• Only 14% of people accessing a defined contribution pension pot for the first time seek free guidance from Pension Wise

A clear majority of people approaching retirement don’t get advice or guidance on how to build up and use a pension, leaving many confused, anxious and at risk of missing out on a better quality of living in later life, a new study shows today

Better further education services and leadership are more important to Leave-voting parts of Britain than free trade deals after Brexit, a think-tank says today.