Sweeping pension and annuity reforms will be the centrepiece of the Queen's Speech later this morning.
Workers are to be given the option of saving into new 'collective' pension schemes which ministers believe could boost their incomes by up to 30%, under plans to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech later this week.
A squeeze on services for older people in the long-term care system has been revealed by a survey of social care budgets.
More consumer protection, a £144 flat-rate state pension and a cap on social care costs were among the measures outlined in today's Queen's Speech.
New legislation to reform the long-term care system has been set out in the Queen's Speech.
Draft legislation on reforming long-term care has been confirmed in the Queen's Speech.
The Queen has confirmed the government will introduce legislation to reform public sector pensions, changing the schemes from final salary set ups to career average arrangements.
The Queen today confirmed the coalition government will legislate for the phasing out of the default retirement age (DRA) and set a timetable for raising the state pension age, depending on the outcome of a review.
The Queen today confirmed the coalition government would seek "fair" payouts for more than one million Equitable Life members.