National Insurance

The state pension is now set to rise 3.1%

Furloughed workers will continue to receive pension contributions under the government’s coronavirus job retention scheme, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

The government has confirmed it has increased the National Insurance (NI) threshold from £8,632 to £9,500 from April.

Professional Pensions is delighted to welcome back pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman to open day two of Professional Pensions Live in 2020.

The People’s Pension (TPP) has issued a new call on the government to reform auto-enrolment (AE) to help reduce the ethnicity gap over the long-term.

The government will reintroduce the pension schemes bill as part of an “ambitious programme of domestic reform”, the Queen’s Speech confirmed today.

The Conservatives’ romp at last week’s national poll gives a great chance to make dramatic changes to boost people’s pensions, says Gregg McClymont.

Many traditional flexible benefit schemes have become complex and unwieldy. Nick Martindale looks at how providers are evolving to simplify products and better meet employee needs.

All of the major political parties have now unveiled their policies on pensions ahead of the general election. Professional Pensions looks at what they have promised.

The Conservative party will hold reviews of the tapered annual allowance and net-pay schemes if it is elected back into government, it has said.