Pensions Bill
Public sector pensions will be 80% taxpayer-funded by 2016 - Johnson
Public sector pensions need further reform before 2020 to avoid an annual £32bn liability for UK taxpayers, Centre for Policy Studies research fellow Michael Johnson says.
Government calls for evidence on public sector schemes
The Government has issued a call for evidence after the Public Service Pensions Bill passed its second reading in parliament this week.
Pensions Bill gains royal asset bringing key legislative changes
The Pensions Bill 2010/11 has today received royal asset becoming the Pensions Act 2011.
Pensions Bill passed after SPA amendment blocked
The Pensions Bill has cleared both Houses of Parliament and will become law after a last-ditch Labour attempt to amend it was rejected in the Lords.
Parliament prepares for 'ping pong' as pension row reignites
Labour has made a last attempt to stall the government's increase to the state pension age in the very last stages of the Pensions Bill.
Govt legislates to cap deferred member charges
Legislation curtailing pension charges for deferred members has been announced by pensions minister Steve Webb.
'Dangerous side-effects' of money purchase definition
Lawyer warns that Pensions Bill amendment may have unintended consequences for some schemes.
Pensions Bill passes third reading
The Pensions Bill which raises the state pension age to 66 by 2020 has passed its third reading in the House of Commons with 287 votes to 242.
Govt legislates to cap deferred member charges
Legislation curtailing pension charges for deferred members has been announced by pensions minister Steve Webb.
Govt u-turn on rise in state pension age
The government has announced a six month delay in the increase in the state pension age in 2020.
Labour in last ditch attempt to delay women's SPA rise
Labour has made a final attempt to change the government's reforms of women's state pensions.
Pensions Bill third reading announced
The Pensions Bill will have its third reading in the House of Commons on 18 October.
Govt promises women's state pension fix
Pensions minister Steve Webb has promised that the goverment will create a transitional arrangement for women hit hardest by the rise in the state pension age.
Webb: Labour failed to propose fix for women's SPA
The Labour opposition should have come up with a solution to help women disproportionately hit by the rise in the state pension age to 66 by 2020, pensions minister Steve Webb says.
Round up - 21 June
Pension age move raises hope for women; No u-turn on women's pensions; Moves planned to ease women's pension fears; Public sector workers fearful and demoralised; Raid the pensions piggy bank in this age of austerity
IDS: No u-turn on women's state pension proposals
Iain Duncan Smith has said there will be no u-turn on controversial proposals to raise the women's state pension age to 66 by 2020.
Round up - 20 June
Pensions Bill; Public sector pensions; Local government pension gap balloons to £71.5bn; Survey points to failures for private equity
MPs set to debate Pensions Bill later today
The second reading of the Pensions Bill, which will accelerate the state pension age increase for half a million women, will take place today.
Govt sets Pensions Bill reading date
The government has set a date for the second reading of the controversial Pensions Bill.
Reeves warns Pensions Bill must be finished before summer
The government must move forward with the Pensions Bill before the summer recess, Labour pensions spokeswoman Rachel Reeves says.
Round up - 19 May
Tui Travel uses brand value to cut pension costs; TUI uses Thomson and First Choice brands to plug pension hole; Public sector unions to ballot over pensions and job cuts as talks stall; Lib Dems rebel on women's pensions; Commentary: a fairer way to...
State pension age campaigners hand petition to Number 10
Campaigners protesting plans to accelerate the increase in state pension age handed a petition with more than 10,000 signatures to the government yesterday.
Pensions Bill second reading delayed
Pensions minister Steve Webb has delayed the second reading of the Pensions Bill.
Amended Pensions Bill moves to the Commons
The Pensions Bill has moved to the House of Commons with one additional amendment - to strengthen the regulatory framework of the alternative certification model.
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