The recent headlines about aspects of the State Pension have not been overly positive, focusing on the suspension of the triple lock and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) mistakes.
September is a time of return to education for school pupils and university students and marks a return to work for many others.
Hot Tuesday afternoons at the end of summer are not normally that exciting, but yesterday was an exception, as the government broke not one, but two of its manifesto promises.
Autumn seems to have arrived about a month early according to the weather, and the return to school beckons.