Single-tier pension to cost £265m

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The implementation of the single-tier state pension will cost the Exchequer £265m, according to official figures released today.

The government published its white paper on state pension reform earlier this month, proposing a flat-rate pension of £144 per week for everyone with 35 years of National Insurance contributions fr...

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