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 the ongoing negotiations on the future relationship.
Looks at the negotiations on social security co-ordination arrangements after the end of the Brexit 'transition period', in January 2021
This briefing paper answers FAQs constituents raise with their MPs about personal and workplace defined contribution (DC) pension arrangements (where you build up a pot of money that you can then use to provide an income in retirement).
Research Briefing
This note looks at the development of the NHS Pension Scheme and current debates
Research Briefing
Many people have been given unsuitable financial advice to transfer their valuable Defined Benefit pensions into less suitable and secure Defined Contribution schemes. Poor advice has led to growing compensation payments from the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Some have speculated that this issue may represent a large mis-selling scandal, the full scale of which may only come to light in the event of an economic downturn.
Research Briefing
Looks at the 'time to choose' exercise carried out when the British Steel Pension Scheme was restructured in 2017/18, and the fall-out from it
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Looks at how the rules for deferring your State Pension in return for more when you do claim and how they have developed over time
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Looks at the requirement to take advice for pension scheme members seeking to transfer or convert 'safeguarded benefits' (such as defined benefits) worth more than £30,000 into 'flexible benefits'
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Looks at the policy of not uprating the UK State Pension in some overseas countries
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Looks at when and how the State Pension is paid
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This briefing paper details the support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Looks at the mechanism introduced under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to control unexpected changes in the cost of public service pensions
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Looks at the current policy on uprating the State Pension and Pension Credit
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This briefing paper provides information on how to spot pension scams and aims to answer some of the frequently asked questions on which constituents ask for help with from their MPs. It does not provide legal or financial advice.
Research Briefing
Benefits and tax credits that are linked to inflation rise by 1.7% in April 2020, marking the end of the four-year freeze that affected many such payments. Further increases have been made to Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit and Local Housing Allowance in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The triple lock delivers a 3.9% increase to the Basic and New State Pension.
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