Public Sector Exit Payment Cap
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.

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.
Looks at current issues regarding judges' pensions
Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.
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Looks at the policy of not uprating the UK State Pension in some overseas countries
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An examination of the triple lock mechanism used to uprate the State Pension - its effect so far and the arguments for and against
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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
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Between 1978 and 1997, contracted-out defined benefit pension schemes were required to provide a Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP). This note looks at the arrangements for index-linking GMP rights for people reaching State Pension age before and after 6 April 2016 and for members of public service pension schemes
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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.
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Looks at the current policy on uprating the State Pension and Pension Credit and the arrangements for uprating in April 2021
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Looks at the Pension Schemes Bill 2019-21 which covers Collective Money Purchase Schemes, Pensions Dashboards and stronger powers for the Pensions Regulator
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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
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An overview of implications of Brexit for workplace and personal pensions
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This briefing looks at the aims which governments since 2010 have set out to justify major welfare reforms.
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This briefing paper looks at some of the FAQs constituents raise with their MPs about pensions.
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Looks at the requirements on private sector Defined Benefit occupational pension schemes to index and revalue pension benefits and recent debates
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