Research Briefing
Looks at the lifetime and annual allowance - which limit the amount that can be saved tax-free in a pension over a lifetime and over a year - and the reductions in those allowance since 2012
Research Briefing
This paper discusses the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations 2020. The Regulations came into force in November 2020 but were disapplied by the Treasury on 12 February 2021 and will be revoked on 19 March 2021.
Research Briefing
Looks at the policy of not uprating the UK State Pension in some overseas countries
Research Briefing
An examination of the triple lock mechanism used to uprate the State Pension - its effect so far and the arguments for and against
Research Briefing
Looks at the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the employment rates and retirement plans of older people and the impact on their future retirement incomes
Research Briefing
Looks at the current policy on uprating the State Pension and Pension Credit and the arrangements for uprating in April 2021
Research Briefing
Looks at the Pension Schemes Bill 2019-21 which covers Collective Money Purchase Schemes, Pensions Dashboards and stronger powers for the Pensions Regulator
Research Briefing
Parliament has been recalled to adopt the legislation required to implement the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This briefing provides an overview of the Agreement and the Bill to implement it
Research Briefing
As part of the EU, the UK was part of a system to co-ordinate the social security entitlements for people moving within the EU. This paper looks at the arrangements for those within scope of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement and after the Brexit transition period
Research Briefing
An overview of implications of Brexit for workplace and personal pensions
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘The Future of pensions policy’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 8 December 2020 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Rob Roberts MP
Research Briefing
This Commons Library Briefing paper looks at the debate on the pensions dashboard, which is being developed to enable people to view all their lifetime pension savings (including their state pension) in one place
Research Briefing
This note looks at the introduction of pension sharing on divorce provisions and points to some sources of information and guidance
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) which was one of the measures set up by the Pensions Act 2004. It was in response to a series of high-profile cases in which pension schemes had wound up with insufficient assets to meet their pension commitments. The PPF started operations on 6 April 2005 and applies to schemes that started winding up after that date.
Research Briefing
Briefing on the Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill 2019-21, which would enable uprating of the State Pension and the Pension Credit Guarantee in the event of earnings falling year-on-year in the three months to July 2020
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