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Public Sector Exit Payment Cap

Tuesday, 23 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.

  • Research Briefing
  • Local government
  • Pensions
  • Work and incomes
Public Sector Exit Payment Cap

Judges’ pension schemes

Monday, 22 February, 2021

Looks at current issues regarding judges' pensions

  • Research Briefing
  • Pensions
Judges’ pension schemes

Mineworkers’ pensions

Thursday, 11 February, 2021

Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.

  • Research Briefing
  • Energy
  • Pensions
Mineworkers’ pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Frozen Overseas Pensions

    Monday, 08 February, 2021

    Looks at the policy of not uprating the UK State Pension in some overseas countries

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    State Pension triple lock

    Thursday, 04 February, 2021

    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
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions – early access

    Thursday, 04 February, 2021

    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
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) increases

    Thursday, 04 February, 2021

    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

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Benefits Uprating 2021

    Wednesday, 03 February, 2021

    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
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    State Pension Uprating

    Tuesday, 02 February, 2021

    Looks at the current policy on uprating the State Pension and Pension Credit and the arrangements for uprating in April 2021

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pension Schemes Bill 2019-21

    Wednesday, 20 January, 2021

    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
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Brexit and state pensions

    Monday, 28 December, 2020

    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
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Pensions
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Brexit and private pensions

    Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

    An overview of implications of Brexit for workplace and personal pensions

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    The aims of ten years of welfare reform (2010-2020)

    Friday, 18 December, 2020

    This briefing looks at the aims which governments since 2010 have set out to justify major welfare reforms.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Bereavement benefits
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Social security
    • Ten years of welfare reform
  • Research Briefing

    State Pensions 2020: FAQs

    Friday, 11 December, 2020

    This briefing paper looks at some of the FAQs constituents raise with their MPs about pensions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Occupational pension increases

    Friday, 11 December, 2020

    Looks at the requirements on private sector Defined Benefit occupational pension schemes to index and revalue pension benefits and recent debates

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions

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