Steve Webb

Pensions minister Steve Webb has defended Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's plans to let parents use their pension to guarantee their children's mortgages.

Thousands of workers have been auto-enrolled into a workplace pension for the first time today.

Controversial plans for a ‘pensions for mortgages' scheme could be in place by Easter, according to pensions minister Steve Webb.

The Government is predicting 600,000 more people will be saving into a workplace pension by the end of the year as a result of the introduction of auto-enrolment.

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The government is to re-examine plans for a £140 flat rate state pension amid worries about the potential political fallout.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that well-known business icons including Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady are among the celebrities to help promote auto-enrolment through an advertising campaign.

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The government should "stand up for low-income savers" and lift the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), a Conservative MP has said.

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