State pension

The only way to reduce UK public debt to pre-crisis levels is to increase state pension age to 70 by 2046 and implement a further £20bn of spending cuts, PwC says.

Battle is joined over public sector pensions; First public sector strikes have ‘minimal impact'; Britain's pensioners are increasing; Biggest school strikes since 1980s as doubts grow on pension reform

Unions have rejected proposals put forward by pensions minister Steve Webb to reform the basic state pension, saying its cost neutrality "condemns it to failure".

Public services risk losing £3.4bn a year from budgets if contracting-out is removed as part of a switch to a single-tier state pension, a report reveals.

Study backs pensions reform plans; Unions bullying heads to shut schools for public sector strikes; Teachers' strike could shut down thousands of schools; Public supports anti-strike law as unions vow to press ahead; Shift to single-rate state pension...

The Confederation of British Industry is urging the government to introduce a statutory override law to allow schemes to reduce accrual rates to offset the costs of state pension reforms.

Pension funds face exemption hurdle; Setback for state debt efforts; More pain than gain in ‘innovative' noughties; All eyes on the prize of a simple state pension; Pensions clarity would aid savers; Pensions clarity would aid savers; Pensions clarity...

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

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.

Pensions Bill; Public sector pensions; Local government pension gap balloons to £71.5bn; Survey points to failures for private equity