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Welfare and pensions

  • Research Briefing

    Executive Remuneration in UK Banking

    Tuesday, 16 June, 2009

    This standard note provides an overview of executive compensation in seven of the UK's largest banks. It examines the composition of executive remuneration with a focus on the payment of bonuses and the circumstances in which they are paid

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Pensions
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    What happens when prices fall?

    Friday, 24 April, 2009

    Inflation as measured by the RPI was -0.3% in March 2009, the first time it has been negative since 1960. It is likely to continue to be negative for some months to come in 2009 with possible consequences for pensions, benefits and taxes.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage report

    Friday, 13 March, 2009

    This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/08 and 09/09 prepared for Commons Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Child support
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Defined Benefit pension schemes

    Monday, 09 March, 2009

    Looks at factors influencing trends in Defined Benefit pensions schemes and recent policy initiatives.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Welfare Reform Bill: social security provisions

    Friday, 23 January, 2009

    This paper is one of two which examine the main proposals of the Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09. It deals with Part 1 of the Bill, which includes provisions to establish a 'work for your benefit' scheme for the long-term unemployed, to allow piloting of the 'personalised conditionality' regime, and to enable the future abolition of income support. See also Research Paper 09/09.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    2009 Benefit Uprating

    Monday, 15 December, 2008

    Sets out the basis for the uprating of benefits and tax credits in 2009

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Pension tax simplification

    Thursday, 11 December, 2008

    Covers development of "pension tax simplification" rules introduced by Finance Act 2004. Updated to include Pre-Budget 2008 announcement.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Means-tested benefits: help with mortgage costs (archived)

    Wednesday, 03 December, 2008

    This Commons Library briefing paper has been archived as it no longer offers up-to-date information. However, we have published other papers which may be of interest.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Carers and Pensions

    Thursday, 27 November, 2008

    This note looks at how time out of the labour market is credited for state pension purposes (and how this is changing); carers' benefits for people of pension age; and some recent private pension reforms including the recent change regarding class 3 National Insurance Contributions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Minimum Funding Requirement

    Thursday, 23 October, 2008

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Old Age Pensions Act 1908

    Tuesday, 12 August, 2008

    This note provides a brief overview of the introduction of the first state pensions and subsequent developments

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Assistance Scheme – developments to 2007

    Wednesday, 14 May, 2008

    Financial Assistance Scheme - developments to 2007

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 14 March, 2008

    Pensions Bill: Committee Stage Report. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/27.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions Bill [Bill 25 of 2007-08]

    Wednesday, 19 December, 2007

    The Pensions Bill. (Bill 25 of 2007-08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/94.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    2008 Benefit Uprating

    Thursday, 06 December, 2007

    Benefit and pension rates from April 2008

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions

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