Retirement

Rethinking the ‘pension last’ approach

Challenge around ‘standards for consistency’

Consultation covers how default pensions should work in practice

'Feeling safer and being safer aren't the same thing'

Changes will also be made to how tax due on excess lump sum death benefits is collected

State pension expected to rise to £13,036

Not expected to tinker with tax-free lump sum

Farming minister says matter ‘now settled’

'While access to pensions has improved, barriers remain'

Up £300m on the same period last year