Pensions Minister

Who will get the job on 8 May?

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has made a plea to the next elected government to not make any more changes to pension legislation or even appoint a pensions minister.

State pension payouts can vary from as little as £7 a week to £230 due to the ‘staggering' complexity of current regulations, the pensions minster has said.

MPs have signed an early day motion (EDM) calling on the government to create a minister especially for older people.

Peter Gould discusses the issues clients face when trying to get the most from their retirement income.

The government is proposing to scrap the default retirement age of 65 by October next year, it today confirmed.

The coalition government will take a "long hard look" at auto-enrolment and the delivery of NEST before deciding on its future, Steve Webb says.

Rosie Winterton has left her position as pensions minister at the department for work and pensions.

Pensions commentators are hesitant over Yvette Cooper's appointment as Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions.