Department for Work and Pensions

The government's latest Pensions Bill will be laid before parliament today but the timing for the introduction of defined ambition (DA) pensions couldn't be worse, Tom McPhail has said.

Dame Anne Begg has criticised the government for launching a major overhaul of the pension system without considering the long-term effect.

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 government should ban member-borne consultancy charges on workplace pensions "without delay", MPs on the work and pensions committee have said.

The RP Team analyses the consequences of the publication of the long-awaited single-tier state pension white paper

Andrew Roberts, partner at Barnett Waddingham, the independent actuaries and consultants, calls for a "ceasefire" from all political parties on pensions and for them to work together to create a stable system.

Just Retirement has urged property-owning pensioners to check their eligibility for state benefits as many are missing out on hundreds of pounds a year in extra income.

Members of the Pensions Action Group (PAG) have renewed lobbying MPs' to improve their compensation package from the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).

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