A scheme allowing pensioners to top up their flat-rate state pension through voluntary National Insurance contributions (NICs) is expected to raise £850m over two years.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the state pension will continue to rise by at least 2.5% a year until 2020 if the Conservatives win the next election.
The current system of pension tax relief is "unfairly skewed" leaving those on modest earnings with little reward for saving into a pension, John Lawson has said.
More workers will have to wait until age 68 for their state pension after the Chancellor confirmed entitlement rules would change quicker.
Nearly one third (32%) of public sector workers are considering returning to work post retirement due to financial concerns according to research from Teachers Assurance.
Access to professional advice is "crucial" for people planning their retirement, given the current state of the state pension and long-term care system, delegates heard.
One in seven people retiring this year will depend on the state pension as they have no other pension, research finds
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