It’s not easy managing housing costs when economic factors – such as inflation and interest rates – keep changing. For members who are renting, wanting to get on the property ladder, or...
The state pension is likely to be worth just over £11,500 from next April, after a higher-than-expected 8.5 per cent rise in average earnings. It is widely expected that this will be...
Pension companies are calling for a cross-party ‘grand implementation plan' to ensure wide-reaching reforms, currently being proposed, are introduced in managed stages over the next decade. A host of DWP consultations close...
Liz Kendall will be Labour’s new shadow work and pensions secretary, replacing the previous incumbent Jon Ashworth. This change was announced by the Labour leader Keir Starmer this morning as part of...
The government should change the regulations around DB surpluses, to help boost investment into DC pensions and encouraging greater investment into the UK economy, according to a new report. Analysis by XPS...
In today's mini-reshuffle the Prime Minister has reiterated that net zero ambitions will continue to be a priority for his government. Claire Coutinho has been appointed as the new secretary of state...
The government have been urged to slow down implementation of retirement ‘default’ arrangements, including decumulation-only CDC, and focus instead on legislative changes that will improve member engagement. The comments were made by...
The Pensions Regulator is urging trustees to offer members a ‘midlife MOT’, to help with future retirement planning. It says schemes should make the most of the resources now available via the...
The government is on track to collect a record £7.9bn in inheritance taxes this year, as higher house prices and frozen IHT limits drag more families into this net. Government figures for...
More than one in two higher-rate taxpayers have restarted or boosted pension payments in light of the recent changes to the lifetime allowance (LTA), or says they plan to do so in...
