Pensions: Automatic enrolment – current issues
The paper discusses pensions auto-enrolment, its introduction, the impact it has had, and the potential for future reform.
Pension tax relief: The annual allowance and lifetime allowance
This briefing discusses changes to the lifetime and annual allowances - which limit tax relief on pension savings.
Pensions in the UK
This briefing gives an overview of pensions in the UK, including key data on the new and old state pension and private (occupational and personal) pensions
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Research Briefing
Pensions tax
The Autumn Budget 2024 introduced changes to pensions; from 2027 most inherited pension funds and pension death benefits will be liable for inheritance tax.
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Research Briefing
Wealth in Great Britain
An increase in pension wealth has led to a slight increase in median household wealth in 2020 to 2022. The Gini coefficient for Great Britain was 0.59.
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Research Briefing
The communication of State Pension age increases for women born in the 1950s
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has investigated the communication of State Pension age increases to women born in the 1950s.
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Research Briefing
Changes to Winter Fuel Payment eligibility rules
The UK government has changed the rules for Winter Fuel Payment so that, from winter 2024/2025, households are no longer entitled unless they receive Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits.
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Data dashboards
Constituency data: Pension Credit claimants
Explore constituency-level data on state pensioners claiming Pension Credit in Great Britain using our interactive dashboard.
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Research Briefing
Universities and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
This briefing explains how the increase in employer contributions for the Teachers' Pension Scheme may affect universities required to offer it to their staff.
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Debate Pack
Government support for pensioners
A Westminster Hall debate on government support for pensioners is scheduled for Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 2:30pm. The debate will be led by Blake Stephenson MP.
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Research Briefing
Mineworkers’ pensions
Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions (MPS) and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.
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Research Briefing
Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) increases
Between 1978 and 1997, contracted-out defined benefit pension schemes were required to provide a Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP). This briefing looks at the arrangements for increasing GMPs.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Pension Scheme
The Armed Forces Pension Scheme is an occupational pension scheme open to most members of the armed forces. This briefing explains the legislative background to the schemes, the benefits for each pension scheme and covers current issues such as the McCloud remedy.
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Research Briefing
Public service pensions – response to McCloud
The McCloud pension remedy was brought in after a judgment found that the government discriminated against younger members of public service pension schemes.
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Research Briefing
Pensions: international comparisons
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.
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