Personal accounts dubbed a 'scandal waiting to happen'

Jonathan Stapleton
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Personal accounts are a "scandal waiting to happen" should the government not reassess the means testing regime, Friends Provident chief executive Trevor Matthews says.

In a speech at The Turcan Connell Conference in Edinburgh last night, Matthews said the government needs to use the little time remaining to get the detail right or the actual outcome for personal ...

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