Pensions

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...

Two-thirds of companies now expect pension scheme investments to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria according to new research from Buck. This represents a huge shift in attitudes...

A voluntary pensions target described as the Living Wage’s little brother is being launched today (21 March), creating a new contribution benchmark to ensure adequate retirement income for workers....

Thousands of employees at 150 UK universities are striking again over pay, pension cuts and working conditions. Despite hopes of a resolution, University College Union (UCU) members – including...

Single mothers have missed out on more than £852 million in pension contributions since 2012 because they are “locked out” of auto-enrolment (AE). Research carried out by NOW: Pensions...

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...

The gender pension gap currently sits at 40.5% for 2020–21, almost unchanged from the initial estimate made half a decade ago, and represents an annual shortfall of £7,100 on...

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

Around 38% of working-age people, equivalent to 12.5 million, are under saving for retirement when measured against their pre-retirement earnings. The Department for Work and Pensions found that ‘there...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirm that the Pensions Dashboards Programme is unlikely to meet its original delivery deadlines. In a minister statement, the new pensions...