Debate Pack
‘Digital Equipment Ltd’s pension scheme’
Briefing paper originally prepared for Westminster Hall debate on 17 January the 'Digital Equipment Ltd's pension scheme' - updated since
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Research Briefing
Pension Schemes Bill 2016-17
Briefing on the debates on the legislation that became the Pension Schemes Act 2017, the main purpose of which is to improve regulation of Master Trusts - a type of occupational pension scheme used by many employers to meet their auto-enrolment duties
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Research Briefing
Finance Act 2017 – foreign pensions
Looks at changes to the tax treatment of foreign pensions in the Finance Act 2017
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Research Briefing
Carer’s Allowance and the Retirement Pension
Carer's Allowance cannot be paid in addition to the Retirement Pension because of the "overlapping benefits" rule. This Commons Library briefing looks at the rationale for this rule, and at the position of successive governments on payment of Carer's Allowance to people over State Pension Age.
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Research Briefing
EU Agencies and post-Brexit options
What are EU agencies and what do they do? Will the UK be able to participate in their activities after Brexit? And what will happen to the two that are based in the UK? This paper looks at the roles and functions of EU agencies, the issues surrounding the two UK-based agencies, and whether there are options for continued UK participation after Brexit.
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Research Briefing
Millennials
Millennials are the generation of people now in their young adulthood. Roughly aged between 25 and 34. Millennials make up 13.9% of the total UK population.
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Research Briefing
Legislating for Brexit: EU directives
What are EU directives and what will happen to them when the UK leaves the EU? This paper looks at EU directives in force and how they are implemented in the UK. This will give some idea of the task ahead for UK legislators.
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Research Briefing
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) pensions
Looks at current proposals to reform NDA pensions
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Debate Pack
Compensation for Equitable Life policyholders
Equitable Life Compensation; A further debate calling for compensation for some Equitable Life policyholders.
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Debate Pack
Intergenerational fairness – Estimates day debate, 28 February 2017
There will be an Estimates Day debate on intergenerational fairness. This will take place in the House of Commons Chamber at 11.30am on Tuesday 28th February.
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Research Briefing
Cold Weather Payments for winter 2016/17
Cold Weather Payments are made from the Social Fund to certain recipients of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit or Pension Credit during periods of very cold weather.
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Research Briefing
2017 Benefits Uprating
This note sets out the main benefit and tax credit rates for the 2017/18 financial year.
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