The 1980s pensions legacy

Jonathan Stapleton
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The government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made several major changes to the UK pensions system. Professional Pensions takes a look at some of the milestones.

1980 Social Security Act The 1980 Social Security Act saw the link between state pension increases and average earnings broken in a bid to cut spending. Had the earnings link not been abolish...

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