DWP

The government has today published details of the changes it intends to introduce to remove the effective requirement to annuities by age 75 from 6 April 2011.

Michael O'Higgins has been named as David Norgrove's replacement as chairman of The Pensions Regulator.

The government can not recover overpayments of social security benefits through the courts where the claimant is not at fault, the country's top court has ruled.

An industry-wide consultation on the RPI to CPI switch for pension schemes will be published tomorrow, Steve Webb says.

Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for those claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are to be made ‘fairer' and ‘more effective' following an independent review.

The government has "grossly underestimated" the costs to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of auto-enrolling employees into a workplace pension scheme, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says.

The FSA may extend its rules on pension selling and advice to cover all workplace pension schemes including group personal pensions (GPPs).

Ros Altmann, director general of Saga, is leading a widespread campaign by the organisation to challenge the increase in the state pension age (SPA).

Over 90% of advisers say a lack of information from the government prevents them fully understanding the relationship between state benefits and equity release, Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) says.

The Pensions Regulator has been given a budget to regulate NEST and auto-enrolment schemes, pensions minister Steve Webb confirmed today.