War widows’ pensions
Looks at changes in the rules about remarriage and cohabitation for war widows and widowers' pensions
Section 1 of the Pensions Act 2011 will accelerate the increase in the State Pension age to 66. The amended the Bill in its final stages to cap the maximum increase in women's State Pension age at 18 months relative to the previously legislated timetable. This note also looks at this and other Government amendments to the Bill in its final stages. It complements and updates Library Research Paper 11/68 Pensions Bill: Commitee Stage Report.
Pensions Bill 2011 - final stages (251 KB , PDF)
Pensions Bill 2011 - final stages (251 KB , PDF)
Looks at changes in the rules about remarriage and cohabitation for war widows and widowers' pensions
The government is changing the rules for Winter Fuel Payment so that, from winter 2024/2025, households will no longer be entitled to it unless they receive Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits.
This briefing paper covers the development of defined benefit superfunds, their regulation, and policy debate.