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Ministers have given out mixed messages on when the government will intervene against providers failing to offer full pension flexibility.

State benefits and pensions freedom

People could lose their entitlement to means-tested benefits if they spend their pension pots after taking advantage of pensions freedom, the government has warned.

Increased consumer choice under pensions freedom coupled with greater potential fraud risk has boosted the argument for a single pensions regulator, MPs have said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have issued a call for evidence on which costs should be included in annual charge disclosures on workplace pension schemes, as part of a project to allay savers' fears about...

The government must shed light on how incoming pension flexibilities interact with means-tested benefit rules, according to shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published proposals to automatically transfer small pots when savers move jobs, with exemptions for funds outside the 0.75% charge cap.

The government has laid draft regulations before parliament to introduce a 75 basis point charge cap on defined contribution (DC) default funds alongside a raft of additional governance requirements for trustees.