State pension

By combining Budget reforms with existing rules which reward savers who delay taking their State pension, eligible women can boost their payout by up to tens of thousands of pounds over a lifetime.

The government has slashed the incremental increase to the state pension offered to workers who delay their retirement.

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will commit to making the state pension triple lock law, boosting the benefit by at least £790 a year by 2020, says pensions minister Steve Webb.

Knowing whether an independent Scotland would adopt the euro, keep sterling or create its own currency is fundamental to pension planning, Towers Watson says.

How demographic pressures could affect future provision

A significant section of the industry believes the government should axe the state pension 'triple lock', according to PP research.

The Pensions Bill has received Royal Assent in Parliament, bringing reforms to state pension and the abolition of defined benefit (DB) contracting out closer.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation on proposed changes caused by the abolition of contracting out of the additional state pension by defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Natasha Browne looks at the cost of the state pension in decades to come

The growing number of workers who are self-employed could hamper attempts to get more people saving into a pension scheme, according to a think tank.