DB members 'could lose out' through inflation caps

Research finds most inflation-linked pension increases are capped at 5% for DB members

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DB members 'could lose out' through inflation caps

Pensioners in defined benefit (DB) schemes could lose as much as £1,200 a year in income due to caps on inflation-linked benefit uplifts, according to research by XPS Pensions Group.

Those in private sector DB schemes could miss out on as much as £25,000 over their lifetime through the combined effects of high inflation and limits on payment increases in retirement, the group r...

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