A look at how UK pensions compare with those in other countries. The note compares the UK state pension with similar systems in Europe and goes on to look more broadly at the structural differences in the sources of pensioner income across economically advanced countries.
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
This Library briefing paper provides analysis of Part 6 of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (the Bill). Part 6 of the Bill would replace most existing out of court disposals (OOCDs) with two new ones: the diversionary caution and the community caution.
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
Benefits and tax credits that are linked to inflation rise by 0.5% in April 2021, while the triple lock delivers a 2.5% increase to the Basic and New State Pension. Temporary uplifts to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit, worth £20 per week, are set to lapse in April 2021 - the Government says it will "look at the economic and health context before making any decisions" about further support for low-income families during the coronavirus crisis.
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
This House of Commons Library briefing paper explores how Universal Credit has coped and changed during the coronavirus crisis so far, and what challenges lie ahead for this benefit.
Debate Pack
On Monday 18 January 2021, there will be an Opposition Day Debate on a Motion relating to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit.
Research Briefing
This paper describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full. It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system. This paper relates primary to Great Britain: Section 6 describes Northern Ireland’s system.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper describes the findings of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ investigation into the UK in 2016, the UK and Devolved Government reactions, and subsequent developments, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on disabled persons’ rights.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a high-level overview of recent changes to social security provision in Northern Ireland and Scotland, including the devolution of significant welfare powers, and analyses how this has affected the structure of the UK social security system as a whole.
Insight
Spending on contributory benefits accounts for around 9% of social security expenditure on working-age adults and children.
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
Research Briefing
Briefing on the legislation increasing the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s, and the campaigns against it
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