What to know

• Labour pledge to keep state pension out of tax has put pressure on chancellor John Healey to raise allowance or find workaroundS1
• It comes as a major update to State Pension payments was issued this morningS2
• Some pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax – but there are exemptionsS3
• The new state pension will potentially break through a barrier next April - but next month's figures are keyS4