Most DB schemes to offer below-inflation increases

Only one in ten to offer uncapped inflationary indexation increases

Jasmine Urquhart
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Broadstone says high inflation over the last year has impacted some DB members' increases
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Broadstone says high inflation over the last year has impacted some DB members' increases

The vast majority (91%) of defined benefit (DB) schemes are to offer below-inflation increases to their members, analysis from Broadstone finds.

The consultancy's analysis of the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 2023 Purple Book data found only one in ten (9%) of DB schemes are to offer uncapped inflationary indexation increases to benefits ...

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