Abolishing contracting out could boost state benefits

Jenna Towler
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Abolishing contracting out for final salary schemes could eventually lead to a higher universal state pension, an analyst says.

The Department for Work and Pensions is considering scrapping contracting out for final salary schemes. Hargreaves Lansdown pensions analyst Laith Khalaf said the move would simplify the pension...

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