FreeBen News and Further Information
Newsletters and articles
February 2011 - Progress report on the Coalition Government welfare reforms
Legislation to bring forward changes to the State Pension Age is now going through Parliament. Work is also ongoing on the Universal Credit and introduction of an enhanced state pension to eventually replace Pension Credit ... Click here to download newsletter
November 2010- Summary of forthcoming changes to state benefits and pensions
Universal Credit, changes to the State Pension Age and abolition of Pension Credit are all in the pipeline and will have a major impact on clients and advisers alike. We summarise the key points and issues of these... Click here to download newsletter
August 2009- Changes in Pension Age to increase Equity Release clients
The government has a long-term plan to raise the State Retirement Age for everybody to 68. Rather than staying in full-time employment, many people will consider taking out Equity Release... Click here to download newsletter
June 2009- Review of Budget changes affecting Pension Credit
As well as the recent annual round of changes to the various rates,
allowances and thresholds relating to Pension Credit, from 31st
October 2009 the Capital Threshold will be raised in all cases from
£6,000 to £10,000. While this may seem a generous move from the Chancellor, closer inspection reveals that for most pensioners it is not such a big deal. ...Click here to download newsletter
April 2009- Equity Release should not risk its reputation
The industry needs to maintain a clean track record to ensure its future growth, says Maxine Harrison. It may be a relatively new industry, but equity release could become one of the fastest growing areas of financial services in the coming years ...
(Published in Mortgage Strategy 13th April 2009. Click here to download full story)
Freeben News
November 2011 - FreeBen V6.0 Released
The Pensions Bill 2011 passed into legislation on 3rd November 2011, and as part of this the timetable for equalising pension ages between men and women and subsequently increasing them to 66 was accelerated.
FreeBen v6.0 was released in response to this, with an updated Retirement Age calculator that enables advisors to quickly and easily check their clients retirement date and to provide them with a brief report explaining the changes.
October 2011 - FreeBen shortlisted in Equity Release Awards
FreeBen has been shortlisted for Best Technology Supplier in the Equity Release Awards. This is the second year running that Freeben has been nominated. Click Here for the full details.
November 2010- FreeBen launched in Northern Ireland
FreeBen Version 5 was released on 1st November 2010, incorporating analysis of Means Tested Benefits in Northern Ireland.
February 2010- FreeBen added to Exweb portal
FreeBen has been added to the Exchange Exweb portal, with a link to the FreeBen service from the Equity Release section of Exweb.
July 2009-Assureweb announces partnership with FreeBen
Assureweb, the award-winning technology service for intermediaries, has announced a new partnership with FreeBen, the equity release compliance product. The arrangement will give Assureweb’s 22,000 registered users access to the FreeBen service
...Click here to download full story
November 2008 - FreeBen Product Launch
A Staffordshire businesswoman with a strong track record in finance and insurance has entered the software business with the launch of a new product for financial advisers. Maxine Harrison joined forces with her brother Kevin Wilkinson to develop FreeBen, a Means Tested Benefits Calculator for use by Equity release advisors...
(Published in Mortgage Introducer 2nd February 2009. Click here to download full story)
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