Department for Work & Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed auto-enrolment (AE) contribution rate rises will be delayed until April 2018.

Allowing certain women to access their state pension early would have little or no benefit for those affected by the rise in age, according to Royal London's Steve Webb.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has started a probe to explore the economic effects of allowing certain women to draw their state pension early.

Women affected by the increase in state pension age from 63 to 66 could access their savings early if they accept lower weekly payments, according to MPs.

The majority of employers who have successfully introduced auto-enrolment (AE) are only contributing the minimum legal amounts, according to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research.

John Cridland has been appointed to lead an independent review of the State Pension age.

Proposed changes to simplify the automatic enrolment (AE) process for employers may actually make it more complex for limited liability partnerships (LLPs), according to Sackers.

Citizens Advice has welcomed news that the Treasury will legislate to cap pension early exit charges levied on savers using pension freedoms.

MPs have criticised the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) over its communication of pension reforms and called for urgent changes to the information being sent to people approaching retirement.

The Department for Work and Pensions should establish a permanent contact to whom the industry can send suggestions on how to reduce the regulatory burden, the Society of Pension Professionals says.