Steve Webb

Pensions minister Steve Webb has defended the CPI pension indexation switch after the Trades Union Congress accused him of breaching members' accrued rights.

UK - The government has today detailed plans on how the state pension age will rise to 66 by 2020.

David Cameron faced accusations during Prime Minister's questions today from a Conservative MP over the negative effect auto-enrolment into pensions will have on small businesses.

The government has today detailed plans on how the state pension age will rise to 66 by 2020.

UK - Employers will be allowed three months' grace before auto-enrolling staff into a pension scheme, the Department for Work and Pensions says.

Employers will be allowed three months' grace before auto-enrolling staff into a pension scheme, the Department for Work and Pensions says.

UK - Pensions minister Steve Webb has admitted as many as one million additional people would be excluded from automatic enrolment should be the qualifying level of earnings be raised to £7,000.

UK - Coalition plans to introduce a universal state pension of £140 a week need serious investigation to assess whether they are fair and affordable, the Labour Party warns.

Coalition plans to introduce a universal state pension of £140 a week need serious investigation to assess whether they are fair and affordable, the Labour Party warns.

The findings of the independent review into the operation of auto-enrolment will be released next week, pensions minister Steve Webb confirms.