Queen's Speech confirms flat-rate state pension in April 2016
The Pensions Bill will introduce a £144 flat-rate state pension from April 2016, the Queen's Speech confirmed today.
In her opening of Parliament, the Queen said: "My government will bring forward legislation to create a simpler state pension system that encourages saving and provides more help to those who have spent...
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