Small pots, big fuss

Hannah Brenton looks at the DWP's plans for an 'automatic transfer' system for small pots

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Last week, the Department for Work and Pensions set out its plan for small pension pots to move with workers from job to job.

The government says it will create an ‘automatic transfer' system for pots of less than £10,000 that were created after a "certain date" which will be set in regulations. It proposed two transfe...

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