TW Pensions Consulting

Steve Webb confirms NEST to go ahead …

Bossman — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:57:26 +0000

At today’s SPC conference Steve Webb confirmed that NEST will go ahead and said details should be announced next Wednesday (27th).

Government Spending Review 2010 – pensions aspects

Bossman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:08:25 +0000

* State Pension Age to be equalised at 66 by 2020
* Commitment to basic state pension uprating at greater of prices, earnings and 2.5% each year (“triple guarantee” has been confirmed
* Commitment to reform public sector pensions to make them “fair”
* “Pensions tax relief to be limited to £50k”
* Some £1bn to be allocated to Equitable Life Payments Scheme over the spending review period to make shortfall payments to WPA policy holders, rising ultimately to £1.5bn
* DWP spending allocation includes funding for introducing auto enrolment from 2012 and the establishment of NEST

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Bossman — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:49:37 +0000

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