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NewsMore than a third opt out of NHS Pension Scheme
The cost of living crisis has forced more than 50,000 people to leave the NHS Pension Scheme this tax year due to affordability, new data from Quilter has found.
NewsLabour could ‘review and restructure’ LTA
A change in parliament could be reflected in the lifetime allowance, according to Rosalind Connor, managing partner at ARC Pensions Law.
NewsTPR authorises first CDC pension scheme
The Pensions Regulator has authorised the UK’s first collective defined contribution pension scheme.
NewsDelaying state pension age rise by 7 years will cost £60bn, says IFS
Delaying the planned increase in the state pension age by seven years to 2044-46 from 2037-39 is likely to cost the exchequer more than £60bn, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
NewsGovt delays plans to raise state pension age to 68
Ministers have delayed plans to raise the state pension age to 68 amid falling life expectancy in the UK, according to reports.
NewsOne in three single mothers ‘locked out’ of pension saving
One in three working single mothers are ineligible for a workplace pension under current auto-enrolment rules, despite more than half (59 per cent) being employed.
NewsMPs to examine future of DB pension schemes
The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry that will review defined benefit pension schemes and the challenges they pose to members, trustees, employers and the Pensions Regulator.
NewsPensions minister delays dashboards and resets plan
Pensions minister Laura Trott has delayed the implementation of the long-awaited pensions dashboards, causing consternation for pension advisers and consultants.
NewsSports centre director to be prosecuted for pension fraud
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has accused Lee Bartholomew, 44, from Kent, of fraudulently deducting money from the salaries of employees of 1066 Target Sports Ltd, according to a note from TPR on March 1.
NewsWomen main beneficiaries of state pension changes
The number of people receiving the state pension rose by 130,000 to 12.6mn in the year to August 2022 according to data by the Department for Work and Pensions.
NewsIFS calls for government to scrap 25% tax-free lump sum
On the go: The Institute for Fiscal Studies has set out “controversial” proposals to reform the pension tax system, including removing the 25 per cent tax-free lump sum.
NewsTrott: Underperforming schemes to ‘improve, consolidate or exit’
Pensions minister Laura Trott has said pension schemes that are underperforming will need to act and either “improve, consolidate or exit the market”.
NewsPension schemes to disclose performance under VfM rules
Pensions schemes will be required to disclose investment performance, net of all costs, as part of the new value for money framework.
NewsAuto-enrolment thresholds held amid cost of living concerns
On the go: The government has confirmed that auto-enrolment thresholds will be held at their current levels for the next year.
NewsTPR urges trustees to support DC savers amid economic challenges
The Pensions Regulator has said savers must be supported during current economic volatility amid concerns the value of some defined contribution pots has fallen.
NewsInflation drives 18% surge to ‘minimum’ cost of retirement
Retirees trying to achieve a basic standard of living will have seen their expenditure increase over the past year by almost 20 per cent due to high inflation, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s retirement living standards.
NewsFCA considers higher compensation limits for pension claims
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority is to consider whether to increase compensation limits for certain pension claims.
NewsPHSO finds ‘maladministration’ in DWP’s complaint handling
On the go: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found evidence of “maladministration” in the Department for Work and Pensions’ communication about changes in women’s state pension and in its complaints handling.
NewsMore than 8.6mn missing out on workplace pension savings
On the go: More than 8.6mn people from “underpensioned” groups are missing out on workplace pension savings, according to a report by Now Pensions.
NewsSome BSPS members to receive redress calculation by end of 2023
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has said that companies should provide British Steel Pension Scheme members with their redress calculation by the end of December 2023, if individuals opt to receive it as a lump sum.