State pension

The Pensions Bill will introduce a £144 flat-rate state pension from April 2016, the Queen's Speech confirmed today.

Pension minister Steve Webb's decision to stop foreign spouses claiming UK state pension based on their husband or wife's history of National Insurance contributions is 'cynical' and a knee-jerk reaction to UKIP's election success, deVere Group has said....

Economic secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid has denied that bringing forward the end of contracting out by one year was motivated by the expected £5bn boost to the Exchequer.

Jack Jones looks at the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s report on plans to introduce a single tier state pension

IDS' comments on benefits focuseses Helen Morrissey's mind on state pensions

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has hit out at the government for changing the timetable for introducing a single-tier state pension.

Axa is reviewing the viability of maintaining its defined benefit scheme due to an increasing deficit and the additional costs associated with the end of contracting out.

Rachel Dalton analyses the ending of contracting out

Jonathan Stapleton considers how the Budget will affect pensions

Pensions minister Steve Webb has said the abolition of contracting out, brought forward to 2016, does not mean defined ambition proposals must be finished earlier.