Hutton: Raise retirement age or income tax
News Article 23 November 2006
Britain faces a choice between either increasing the retirement age now or income tax in years to come, the work and pensions secretary has warned.
Hutton to outline pension restrictions
Press Review 23 November 2006
The government is to place restrictions on the ability of individuals and companies to transfer existing pension provisions into the its planned national pensions savings scheme.
Queen's speech: Pensions
Policy Consultation 15 November 2006
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Pensions reforms to be enacted
News Article 15 November 2006
The link between the state pension and earnings will be restored "during the next parliament", the government has pledged.
Hutton plans pensions shake-up
Press Review 7 November 2006
John Hutton is set to announce a pensions shake-up that would lift millions of women and most pensioner couples out of means testing, reports the Mail.
No more help for pensions victims
Press Review 3 November 2006
The pensions minister has ruled out any more state help for the 125,000 people who lost their retirement income when their private schemes collapsed after their employers went bust.
Government may 'simplify' pensions top-up
News Article 30 October 2006
The government is considering a "radical simplification" of the second state pension, according to pensions reform minister James Purnell.
Half would quit planned pension scheme
Press Review 23 October 2006
Almost half of those eligible for the government's proposed national pensions savings scheme would opt out of it, according to a new survey.
Government to reject pensions plan delay
Press Review 4 October 2006
Plans by some large employers, backed by the CBI, to make staff wait for six months before joining the government's new national savings scheme look set to be rejected.
Unison fails in pensions challenge
Press Review 28 September 2006
A bid by public sector union Unison to halt plans preventing local authority workers from retiring early has been halted at the High Court.
Conference pensions defeat for Labour leadership
News Article 26 September 2006
The Labour leadership has suffered its first conference defeat, with delegates backing a motion against the government's pensions white paper.
CBI: Pensions reform will hit employers
News Article 25 September 2006
The government's pension reform plans risk putting too big a burden on employers, the CBI has warned.
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TUC attacks plans to raise retirement age
Press Review 14 August 2006
Unions are warning ministers not to proceed with plans to raise the retirement age.
Business fears over pension plans
News Article 10 August 2006
A majority of small businesses predict difficulties with the government's plans to shake up the pensions system, according to a new survey.
