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Pensions

  • Research Briefing

    Cold Weather Payments for winter 2013/2014

    Monday, 11 November, 2013

    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.

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

    Civil service pensions – reforms to 2010

    Friday, 25 October, 2013

    Provides an overview of the development of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme to 2010

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pension Credit: assessed income periods

    Wednesday, 23 October, 2013

    Background to the abolition of "assessed income periods" in Pension Credit announced in Spending Review 2013

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – background

    Thursday, 17 October, 2013

    This note outlines the development of proposals for NEST (a national, low cost pension scheme aimed at low to moderate earners)

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – 2012 onwards

    Thursday, 17 October, 2013

    Looks at the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), a low cost pension saving scheme, which started operations in July 2012

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Teachers’ Pension Scheme – background

    Friday, 20 September, 2013

    This note looks at the development of the Teachers' Pension Scheme

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Firefighters Pension Schemes -background

    Thursday, 15 August, 2013

    This note covers the development of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes and current reform issues

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Royal Mail Pension Plan

    Thursday, 18 July, 2013

    This note looks at the development of the Royal Mail Pension Plan and the Government's decision to take responsibility for its historic deficit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Short Term Benefit Advances and Budgeting Advances

    Friday, 12 July, 2013

    From 1 April 2013, a new advance of benefit facility administered by DWP replaced Social Fund Budgeting Loans, interim payments of benefits and "alignment payments". This note gives details of the new system of Short Term Benefit Advances and Budgeting Advances.

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

    Financial Assistance Scheme, 2008 –

    Monday, 24 June, 2013

    This note provides a brief overview of the development of the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) and its current provisions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions Bill

    Wednesday, 12 June, 2013

    This paper has been prepared for Second Reading of the Pensions Bill on 17 June 2013

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    State pension: 25 pence age addition

    Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    Looks at the 25 pence age addition paid to recipients of the state pension age 80 and over

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Public Service Pensions Bill – Lords stages

    Monday, 29 April, 2013

    A guide to main issues of debate on the Bill in the House of Lords

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Self Invested Personal Pension Schemes (SIPPS)

    Thursday, 25 April, 2013

    Looks at some of the issues raised in connection with SIPPS, such as the restrictions on investments and the regulatory framework.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Public Service Pensions Bill 2012/13: devolved administrations

    Tuesday, 12 February, 2013

    Looks at the extent to which the Public Service Pensions Bill 2012 applies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions

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