Pensions Bill open to public submissions

Carmen Reichman
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The government's Pensions Bill, which was first introduced in May and is set to reform the UK's state and private pensions, is now taking views from the public before it reaches its final stages in the Commons.

The pension reform bill passed its second reading on Monday and will now move on to be scrutinised by the House of Commons Public Bill Committee from 25 June, which is inviting people with "relevant expertise and experience or a special interest" to submit their views in writing before 11 July. The Pensions Bill proposes a single-tier state pension of £144 per week to be implemented from April 2016. It also aims to shake up the way state pension age is set in the current legislation. The government wants to bring forward by eight years the increase in pension age to 67 and hold sub...

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