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Since The Queen ascended the throne 60 years ago, the structure of British society has shifted. The number of pensioners has doubled.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Current private pensions regulations are being put in the spotlight this week, as part of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’.
From this week the average state pension payment for 2012/13 is estimated to be £124 a week, an increase of £6 from last year.
Six months to go until Automatic Enrolment begins and new figures show that final salary pension scheme payouts will reach a record high.
A new approach to encourage poorer pensioners to claim Pension Credit using automatic payments has had little impact, DWP research reveals.
The final stages for automatic enrolment are put in place as the response to the consultation on the earnings threshold is published.
Over one million pensioners who may be entitled to Pension Credit should check if they are missing out on extra cash.
A key package of regulation to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment into workplace pensions is published today.
A revised timetable for when employers of all sizes must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension is set out by the government.
New plans are published today that will ensure that money saved into a pension stays in a pension.
As freezing temperatures hit Britain, the first Cold Weather Payments of this winter have been triggered.
Pensioners will benefit from the biggest cash increase to their basic State Pension from next April.
Only 38% of working-age people - are saving into a private pension, the lowest level in the past ten years.
The Government today confirmed that automatic enrolment will begin on time in autumn 2012 and all employers will remain in scope.
Help for firms to automatically enrol staff into workplace pensions from next year became law today.
Women who would have seen a two year increase to their state pension age will now have their wait reduced to 18 months.
Young workers are nearly four times less likely than their older counterparts to be saving in their employer’s pension scheme.
Twenty year olds are three times more likely to reach 100 than people of their grandparent’s age (80 year olds).
Broad support for state pension reforms that could significantly reduce the need for pensioners to apply for pension credit.
Over a third (39 per cent) of those who claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are assessed as fit to work.
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