Politics

Former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, and David Gauke — a former Conservative Secretary of State of Work and Pensions — will be involved in a new long-term review of the UK’s pension...

The government is reported to have shelved plans to raise the state pension age to 68, amid falling life expectancy and an anticipated backlash from middle aged voters. The Financial Times is...

Today’s surprise jump in inflation means that despite a double digit increase to state pension in April, this benefit is still failing to keep up with prices.  Although many forecasters were expecting...

The Labour Party has confirmed it would reinstate a lifetime allowance on pensions if it were to win the next election, reversing one of the key announcements in yesterday’s Budget. Speaking this...

The pensions industry has welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s shock decision to scrap the lifetime allowance on pensions, enabling people to save unlimited sums in these tax-efficient savings plans.  However, the Budget small print...

Jeremy Hunt has abolished the lifetime allowance in today’s Budget, as part of a range of measures designed to keep older employees in the workforce.  The lifetime allowance, which was previously just...

The chancellor looks set to significantly increase both the lifetime and annual pension allowances in tomorrow’s budget, in a bid to boost employment across older age groups.  It is being widely reported...

Conservative MP Anthony Browne has brought a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament today, proposing that employees be given the right to choose their own pension plan and have their employer pay into...

The government is extending the deadline for topping up state pension by three months, following a “surge” in demand for the service. At present consumers can make additional national insurance payments for...

The National Health Service (NHS) is seemingly in a state of crisis, with 7.2 million people now waiting for treatment. Yet the UK electorate remains fiercely loyal to the service, although few...