News
Read below for the latest news about pension schemes and how you might be affected. You can also listen to these updates using the clickable link in each post.
Pensions UK has updated its Retirement Living Standards
The Retirement Living Standards are designed to give people a realistic picture of the lifestyle they could have in …
Changes to pension ages
The State Pension Age (SPA) and Normal Minimum Pension Age are set to rise. Read more to find out …
Key pensions items from the Chancellor’s autumn statement 2025
Triple lock: This remains in place so the State Pension will keep going up each year by the highest …
Aptia’s OneView
OneView is a digital member self-service product offering providing access to real-time scheme information, personalised member content and self-service …
Key pension items from the Chancellor’s autumn statement 2024
The key things to note about pensions and related benefits are: Triple lock: this remains in place so the …
Midlife MOT
If you’re aged 45 to 65, you should visit the GOV.UK digital ‘Midlife MOT’ service. It provides free online …
Abolition of the lifetime allowance
The Finance Act 2024 abolished the lifetime allowance (LTA). The LTA was the amount of savings you could have …
Updated Retirement Living Standards 2024
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) ‘Retirement Living Standards’ help savers think in a practical way about the …
Lifetime allowance budget changes
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget delivered on 15 March 2023 brought with it some significant changes to UK pension taxation …
New Minimum retirement age to change
The Government is gradually increasing the State Pension age which rises to age 67 in 2028. To check when …
Protect yourself from a pension scam
Stay alert to the danger of scams of all types and remember “if something sounds too good to be …
Price inflation
You may have seen the level of price inflation in the UK has reached the highest level in 40 …
Retirement living standards
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has launched ‘Retirement Living Standards’ to help people picture their future retirement …